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Dr. Ilhan Meric

Professor

Areas of Expertise: Global financial markets; financial characteristics of firms in different countries; global investing; index funds; closed-end country funds; international funds; corporate finance, capital budgeting and capital structure

Background Information

  • Doctor of Philosophy, 1972, Lehigh University, Business and Industrial Economics
  • Master of Science, 1967, Lehigh University, Business Economics
  • Bachelor of Arts, 1961, University of Ankara

Refereed Articles

  • Meric, I., Gishlick, H., Taga, L., & Meric, G. (2008).  MANOVA Tests of the Changes in the Financial Characteristics of EU Manufacturing Firms Over Time. Global Economy and Finance Journal.
  • Meric, I., Ratner, M., & Meric, G. (2008).  The Co-movements of Sector Index Returns in the World's Major Stock Markets During Bull and Bear Markets: Portfolio Diversification Implications. International Review of Financial Analysis, 156-177.
  • Meric, I., Meric, G., Weidman, S. M. , & Welsh, C. N. (2007).  A Comparison of the Financial Characteristics of French, German, and U.K. Chemical Firms. Journal of Global Business Issues, 47-54.
  • Meric, I., Goldberg, I., Dunne, K., & Meric, G. (2007).  Co-movements of NAFTA Stock Markets. Troy University Business and Economic Review.
  • Meric, I., Prober, L. M. , Bonfield, E. H. , & Meric, G. (2007).  Co-Movements of the U.S. and E.U. Equity Markets: Portfolio Diversification Implications. Global Journal of Finance and Economics, The, 121-138.
  • Meric, I., Ratner, M., Nygren, L. M. , & Meric, G. (2007).  Co-Movements of Latin American Equity Markets Before and After September 11, 2001. Latin American Business Review.
  • Meric, I., Kim, J., Coopersmith, L., & Meric, G. (2007).  Co-Movements of Pacific-Basin Stock Markets: Portfolio Diversification Implications. Journal of International Business and Economy.
  • Meric, I., Eichhorn, B., Nygren, L. M. , & Meric, G. (2007).  Co-Movements of U.S., Japanese, and European Equity Markets Before and After September 11, 2001: Global Portfolio Diversification Implications. Journal of Management Science, 1-10.
  • Meric, I., Gadarowski, C., Meric, G., & Welsh, C. (2007).  Dividend Tax Cut and Security Prices: The Case of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Financial Management, 89-106.
  • Meric, I., Gishlick, H., Taga, L., & Meric, G. (2007).  The Effects of Economic Integration on the Financial Characteristics of EU Manufacturing Firms: 1990-2004. Southwest Business and Economics Journal.
  • Meric, I., Ratner, M., & Meric, G. (2007).  The Role of Foreign Currency Investment in a Global Equity Portfolio. Journal of Financial Planning.
  • Meric, I., Meric, G., & Ratner, M. (2007).  Co-Movements of the U.S., U.K., and Middle East Stock Markets. Middle Eastern Finance and Economics, 60-73.
  • Meric, I., Lentz, C., & Meric, G. (2007).  A Comparison of the Financial Characteristics of French, German and UK Firms in the Electronic and Electrical Equipment Manufacturing Industry: 2001-2005. European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences, 87-93.
  • Meric, I., Ratner, M., & Meric, G. (2006).  Do Sectors Lead the Benchmark Index? The International Evidence. Global Business and Finance Review, 1-10.
  • Meric, I., Ratner, M., & Meric, G. (2006).  Linkages Between DJIA, S&P500, and NASDAQ Composite Daily Index Returns in Bull and Bear Markets. Pennsylvania Journal of Business and Economics, 67-77.
  • Meric, G., Ratner, M., Lentz, C., & Meric, I. (2006).  Global Portfolio Diversification Implications of the Co-movements of Latin American Stock Markets with the World's Other Stock Markets. Journal of Emerging Markets, 32-39.
  • Ratner , M., Meric, I., & Meric , G. (2006).  Sector Dispersion and Stock Market Predictability. Journal of Investing, 56-61.
  • Meric, I., Prober, L., Kim, J., & Meric, G. (2005).  A Comparison of the Financial Characteristics of U.S., U.K., German, and French Manufacturing Firms. Journal of International Business and Economy, 67-80.
  • Meric, I., Ratner, M., & Meric , G. (2005).  Co-Movements of the World's Sector Index Returns. International Journal of Finance, 3376-3391.
  • Meric, I. & Meric , G. (2004).  The Diminishing Benefit of Global Portfolio Diversification. Global Business and Finance Review, 43-50.
  • Meric, I. & Meric , G. (2004).  Time-varying Correlation of Emerging Markets with the U.S. Stock Market. Journal of Emerging Markets, 34-41 .
  • Ratner, M., Meric, G., & Meric, I. (2004).  The Cross-Autocorrelation of Size-Based Portfolio Returns in Europe. Studies in Economics and Finance, 41-59 .
  • Meric, I., Prober, L., Eichhorn, B., & Meric, G. (2004).  Integration and the Financial Characteristics of Firms in the European Union. American Business Review, 88-96.
  • Meric, G., Kyj, L., Meric, I., & Lacke, C. (2003).  Determinants of Capital Structure, Dividend Policy, and Insider Ownership in Japanese Corporations. Global Business and Finance Review, 19-31.
  • Meric, I., Randall, M., & Meric , G. (2003).  The Linkages Between Monetary Policy, Interest Rates, Unemployment Rates, Stock Mutual Fund Investments, and Stock Market Returns. Journal of the Academy of Business Administration, 58-64.
  • Meric, I., Ratner, M., & Meric , G. (2003).  Co-movements of U.S. and Latin American Equity Markets During Bull and Bear Markets. Latin American Business Review, 99-114.
  • Meric, I., Gishlick, H. E. , McCall, C., & Meric, G. (2003).  A Comparison of the Financial Characteristics of US and Canadian Manufacturing Firms. Midwestern Business and Economic Review (31), 25-33.
  • Meric, I., Coopersmith, L., Wise, D., & Meric, G. (2002).  Major Stock Market Linkages in the 2000-2001 Bear Market. Journal of Investing, 55-62.
  • Meric, I., Weidman, S., Welsh, C., & Meric , G. (2002).  A Comparison of the Financial Characteristics of U.S., E.U., and Japanese Manufacturing Firms. American Business Review, 119-125.

Presentation of Refereed Papers
International

  • Gadarowski, C., Meric, G., Welsh, C., & Meric, I. (2007). Dividend Policy and Stock Prices.   Presented at Financial Management Association Asian Conference, Hong Kong, China.
  • Meric, I., Gishlick, H., Taga, L., & Meric, G. (2007). MANOVA Tests of the Changes in the Financial Characteristics of French, German, and U.K. Manufacturing Firms Over Time.   Presented at WBI International Business Research Conference, Beijing, China.
  • Meric, I., Kim, J., Coopersmith, L., & Meric, G. (2006). Co-Movements of Pacific-Basin Stock Markets: Portfolio Diversification Implications.   Presented at Academy of International Business Conference, Beijing, China.
  • Meric, I., Goldberg, I., Dunne, K., & Meric, G. (2006, April). Co-Movements of NAFTA Stock Markets.   Presented at Global Finance Association Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Meric, I., Prober, L., Bonfield, E., & Meric, G. (2006, March). Co-Movements of the U.S. and EU Stock Markets.   Presented at Global Finance Association Conference, Rio De Janiero, Brazil.
  • Meric, I., Gishlick, H., Taga, L., & Meric, G. (2006, February). Economic Integration and the Financial Characteristics of Firms.   Presented at Academy of Economics and Finance , Houston, Texas.
  • Meric, I., Ratner, M., & Meric , G. (2005, May). Co-movements of U.S. and Latin American Equity Markets Before and After the 1987 Crash.   Presented at International Trade and Finance Association , Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Meric, I., Ratner, M., & Meric, G. (2005, May). The Co-Movements of Sector Index Returns in the World's Major Stock markets During Bull and Bear Markets: Portfolio Diversification Implications.   Presented at International Trade and Finance Association , Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Meric, I., Prober, L., Kim, J., & Meric, G. (2004, December). A Comparison of the Financial Characteristics of U.S. and European Firms.   Presented at The Academy of Business Administration Global Trends Conference, Montego Bay, Jamaica.
  • Meric, I. & Meric, G. (2004, May). Diminishing Benefit of Global Portfolio Diversification.   Presented at Pan-Pacific Business Association, Anchorage, Alaska.
  • Meric, I., Ratner, M., & Meric, G. (2004, May). Global Co-movements of the World's Sector Index Returns.   Presented at Pan-Pacific Business Association, Anchorage, Alaska.
  • Meric, I. & Meric, G. (2003, August). The Co-movements of the Worlds Major Stock Markets: March 2000-October 2002.   Presented at ISINI Conference, The Lille Graduate School of Management, Lille , France.
  • Meric, I. & Meric, G. (2003, August). The Time-varying Correlation of the Emerging Markets with the U.S. Stock Market and Portfolio Diversification.   Presented at ISINI Conference, The Lille Graduate School of Management, Lille, France.
  • Meric, I. & Meric, G. (2003, June). The Co-movements of the U.S. Stock Market with the Pacific-Basin Stock Markets: 1998-2002.   Presented at European Applied Research Conference, Venice, Italy.
  • Meric, G., Kyj, L., Meric, I., & Lacke, C. (2002, June). Simultaneous Determination of Financial Leverage, Dividend Policy, and Insider Ownership in Japanese Corporations.   Presented at Financial Management Association European Conference , Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Meric, I., Coopersmith, L., Wise, D., & Meric, G. (2002, June). Linkages Between the World's Major Stock Markets During the March 27, 2000 - April 4, 2001 Bear market.   Presented at Financial Management Association European Conference , Copenhagen, Denmark.

National

  • Gadarowski, C., Meric, G., Welsh, C., & Meric, I. (2005, October). Dividend Tax Cut and Security Prices: The Case of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.   Presented at Financial Management Association, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Gadarowski, C., Meric , G., Welsh, C., & Meric, I. (2005, April). 2003 Divident Tax Law Change.   Presented at Eastern Finance Association, Norfolk, Virginia.
  • Ratner, M., Meric , I., & Meric, G. (2005, April). Do Sectors Lead the Benchmark Index? The International Evidence.   Presented at Eastern Finance Association Meeting, Norfolk, Virginia.
  • Meric, I., Ratner, M., & Meric, G. (2003, October). Co-movements of U.S. and Latin American Equity Markets in Bull and Bear Markets.   Presented at Financial Management Association, Denver, Colorado.

Honors:
2008:  Research Leave.
2008:  Jesse H. Harper Chair Professorship.
2007:  Jesse H. Harper Chair Professorship.
2006:  Summer Fellowship.
2006:  Jesse H. Harper Chair Professorship.
2005:  Jesse H. Harper Chair Professorship.
2005:  Summer Fellowship.
2004:  Research Leave
2003:  Davis Fellowship.
2002:  Summer Fellowship.
2002:  Davis Fellowship.

Awards:
2003:  Dominick A. Iorio Research Prize