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Biography

Andrei Simonov is Frederick S. Addy Distinguished Chair in Finance and Chairperson of Finance Department at Michigan State University, a CEPR Research Fellow in the Financial Economics program, and a Research Associate in Stockholm International Corporate Governance Institute. He received a Ph.D. in Finance from the European Institute of Business Administration ( INSEAD, 2000). He also holds a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Moscow State University. His research interests include asset pricing, individual portfolio decision, and behavioral finance. Andrei is the recipient of several grants and awards. He was awarded EFA/LECG Prize for best paper in Behavioral Finance, Iddo Sarnat Memorial Award, and was one of the BSI Gamma Foundation Research Competition winners. His work is regularly presented at leading finance conferences, including the American Economic Association, American Finance Association, Western Finance Association, European Finance Association, CEPR, and NBER meetings. His publications appear in leading Finance and Management journals, including, among others, the Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Finance, and Management Science. His research has been covered extensively in the popular press, including, among others, The Wall Street Journal, The Times of London, The Economist, Atlantic Monthly, The Guardian, Globe and Mail, and Dow Jones Market Watch. He serves on the Editorial Boards of Management Science, Financial Management, Journal of Empirical Finance, and Russian Economic Journal. He is a founder and Scientific Director (2011-2021) of the Research Center for Empirical Finance at the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy (Moscow, Russia). At MSU, he is the Academic Director of the Financial Markets Institute.

Activities

Employment (6)

Michigan State University: East Lansing, MI, US

2008-07-01 to present | Professor of Finance (Eli Broad Graduate School of Management)
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Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA): Moscow, RU

2012-03-20 to 2021-12-31
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Handelshogskolan i Stockholm: Stockholm, SE

2000-07-15 to 2008-06-31 | Assistant, Associate Prof
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Institut européen d'administration des affaires: Fontainebleau, Île-de-France, FR

1996-08-15 to 2000-06-31 | PhD Student
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Ames Laboratory: Ames, IA, US

1991-10-20 to 1993-08-31 | Research Associate
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Moskovskij gosudarstvennyj universitet imeni M V Lomonosova: Moskva, RU

1988-11-15 to 1991-10-19 | PhD Student (Physics)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Institut européen d'administration des affaires: Fontainebleau, Île-de-France, FR

2000-06-30 | PhD
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Moskovskij gosudarstvennyj universitet imeni M V Lomonosova: Moskva, RU

1991-09-30 | PhD
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Moskovskij gosudarstvennyj universitet imeni M V Lomonosova: Moskva, RU

1988-01-31 | MS (Physics)
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Professional activities (12)

National Research University Higher School of Economics: Moscow, RU

2018 to present | Member of Dissertation Council in Economics
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Centre for Economic Policy Research: London, GB

2018 to present | Research Fellow (Financial Economics)
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The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences: Catonsville, US

2016-07-01 to present | Associate Editor (Management Science)
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Non-profit partnership "Redaktsiya zhurnala Voprosy Ekonomiki": Moscow, RU

2015-01-01 to present | Editorial Board Member (Russian Journal of Economics)
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National Research University Higher School of Economics: Moscow, RU

2015 to present | Member of International Advisory Council ( Department of Economics)
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Journal of Empirical Finance : San Diego, CA, US

2013-01-01 to present | Associate Editor
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Financial Management Association International : Tampa, FL, US

2016-01-01 to 2022-12-31 | Associate Editor (Financial Management)
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University of New South Wales: Sydney, NSW, AU

2022-12-14 | Blackrock Prize for the Best Paper is Asset Management
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The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences: Catonsville, US

2020 | Management Science Meritorious Service Award (Management Science)
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The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences: Catonsville, US

2019 | 2019 Management Science Distinguished Service Award (Management Science)
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International Economics Olympiad: Boston, US

2017-01-01 to 2018-12-31 | Member (Board of Trustees)
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Centre for Economic Policy Research: London, GB

2007 to 2018 | Research Affiliate (Financial Economics)
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Works (49)

Are Political and Charitable Giving Substitutes? Evidence from the United States

Management Science
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Pinar Yildirim; Andrei Simonov; Maria Petrova; Ricardo Perez-Truglia
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Entrepreneurship and Skills: Evidence from a Pseudo-Experiment on Economic Disruption

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2022 | Other
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2-s2.0-85143998283

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Massa, M.; Simonov, A.
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Andrei Simonov via Scopus - Elsevier

Target-Date Funds Exploit Their Investors’ Long Time Horizons. Here’s How.

Institutional Investor
2021-03-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Andrei Simonov; Massimo Massa; Rabih Moussavi
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Are Political and Charitable Giving Substitutes? Evidence from the United States

SSRN
2020 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85109624222

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Yildirim, P.; Simonov, A.; Petrova, M.; Perez-Truglia, R.
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Are Political and Charitable Giving Substitutes? Evidence from the United States

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2020 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85109719061

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Petrova, M.; Perez-Truglia, R.; Simonov, A.; Yildirim, P.
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Credit Score Doctors

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2020 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85110205101

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Hu, L.; Huang, X.; Simonov, A.
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The Unintended Consequences of Investing for the Long Run: Evidence from Target Date Funds

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2020 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85110117598

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Massa, M.; Moussawi, R.; Simonov, A.
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Downside risk timing by mutual funds

Review of Asset Pricing Studies
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85071523957

Part of ISSN: 20459939 20459920
Contributors: Bodnaruk, A.; Chokaev, B.; Simonov, A.
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"Downside Risk Timing by Mutual Funds"

Review of Asset Pricing Studies
2018 | Journal article
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Groomed for Selling and Sold for Grooming: Strategic Behavior Surrounding Sales of Mutual-Fund Management Companies

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2018 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85114769649

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Inozemtsev, E.; Ivković, Z.; Simonov, A.
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Credit Score Doctor

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2017 | Other
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2-s2.0-85116145584

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Hu, L.; Huang, X.; Simonov, A.
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Loss-averse preferences, performance, and career success of institutional investors

Review of Financial Studies
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85014143030

Part of ISSN: 14657368 08939454
Contributors: Bodnaruk, A.; Simonov, A.
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Loss Averse Preferences, Performance, and Career Success of Institutional Investors

Review of Financial Studies
2016-06-21 | Journal article
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Captive Finance and Firm’s Competitiveness

Journal of Corporate Finance
2016-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Andriy Bodnaruk; William O’Brien; Andrei Simonov
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Do financial experts make better investment decisions?

Journal of Financial Intermediation
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84951745134

Part of ISSN: 10960473 10429573
Contributors: Bodnaruk, A.; Simonov, A.
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Style representation and portfolio choice

Journal of Financial Markets
2015-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Massimo Massa; Andrei Simonov; Anders Stenkrona
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Alliances and corporate governance

Journal of Financial Economics
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84875492568

Contributors: Bodnaruk, A.; Massa, M.; Simonov, A.
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On the real effects of bank bailouts: Micro evidence from Japan

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84872240845

Contributors: Giannetti, M.; Simonov, A.
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Do small shareholders count?

Journal of Financial Economics
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79960418054

Contributors: Kandel, E.; Massa, M.; Simonov, A.
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Is college a focal point of investor life?

Review of Finance
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80054061274

Contributors: Massa, M.; Simonov, A.
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Experimentation in financial markets

Management Science
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-69049099088

Contributors: Massa, M.; Simonov, A.
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Investment banks as insiders and the market for corporate control

Review of Financial Studies
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-73449136339

Contributors: Bodnaruk, A.; Massa, M.; Simonov, A.
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Social interactions and entrepreneurial activity

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy
2009 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-67749122134

Contributors: Giannetti, M.; Simonov, A.
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Shareholder diversification and the decision to go public

Review of Financial Studies
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-57349183240

Contributors: Bodnaruk, A.; Kandel, E.; Massa, M.; Simonov, A.
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Stock market participation and pension reform

Redefining Retirement: How Will Boomers Fare?
2007 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-84940883181

Contributors: Karlsson, A.; Massa, M.; Simonov, A.
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Hedging, familiarity and portfolio choice

Review of Financial Studies
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33645740842

Contributors: Massa, M.; Simonov, A.
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Which investors fear expropriation? Evidence from investors' portfolio choices

Journal of Finance
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33745714820

Contributors: Giannetti, M.; Simonov, A.
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Behavioral biases and investment

Review of Finance
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-28144453086

Contributors: Massa, M.; Simonov, A.
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Is learning a dimension of risk?

Journal of Banking and Finance
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-23844439571

Contributors: Massa, M.; Simonov, A.
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Reputation and interdealer trading: A microstructure analysis of the treasury bond market

Journal of Financial Markets
2003 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0037385818

Contributors: Massa, M.; Simonov, A.
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Coexistence of two flux-line species in superconducting slabs

1993 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0345253075

Contributors: Daemen, L.L.; Campbell, L.J.; Simonov, A.Yu.; Kogan, V.G.
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Layered high-Tc superconductors in and AC field

1993 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0027606712

Contributors: Simonov, A.Yu.
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Magnetic field of vortices crossing a superconductor surface

1993 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0000582601

Contributors: Kogan, V.G.; Simonov, A.Yu.; Ledvij, M.
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Role of vortex fluctuations in determining superconducting parameters from magnetization data for layered superconductors

1993 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-3342933340

Contributors: Kogan, V.G.; Ledvij, M.; Simonov, A.Yu.; Cho, J.H.; Johnston, D.C.
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Comment on proximity effect in YBa2Cu3O7/Y0.6Pr0.4Ba2Cu3O7/YBa2Cu3O7 junctions

1992 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-4143071796

Contributors: Kogan, V.G.; Simonov, A.Yu.
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Magnetic flux penetration to the layered superconductors in tilted magnetic field

1992 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-36149029163

Contributors: Buzdin, A.I.; Simonov, A.Yu.
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Observation of a novel vortex structure driven by magnetic interactions near a sawtooth twin boundary in YBa2Cu3O7-δ

1992 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-4243961828

Contributors: Gammel, P.L.; Durán, C.A.; Bishop, D.J.; Kogan, V.G.; Ledvij, M.; Simonov, A.Yu.; Rice, J.P.; Ginsberg, D.M.
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Penetration of vortices into anisotropic magnetic superconductors

1992 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-35949007159

Contributors: Simonov, A.Yu.; Moiseev, M.Yu.
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Superconducting properties of atomic S/N and S/S′ superstructures

1992 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0026866166

Contributors: Buzdin, A.I.; Damjanovic, V.P.; Simonov, A.Yu.
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Thermodynamic properties of atomic superconductornormal-metal multilayers

1992 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-30244431890

Contributors: Buzdin, A.I.; Damjanović, V.P.; Simonov, A.Yu.
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Bean-livingston barrier in layered superconductors

1991 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0026394342

Contributors: Simonov, A.Yu.; Damjanovic, V.P.
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First-order phase transition to the vortex state in layered superconductors

1991 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-44949283910

Contributors: Buzdin, A.; Simonov, A.
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Magnetization of anisotropic superconductors in the tilted magnetic field

1991 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0026139676

Contributors: Buzdin, A.I.; Simonov, A.Yu.
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On the possibility of a first-order phase transition to the vortex state in layered superconductors

1990 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0025431849

Contributors: Buzdin, A.I.; Simonov, A.Yu.
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Peculiar magnetic properties of anisotropic London superconductors

1990 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0025446840

Contributors: Buzdin, A.I.; Simonov, A.Yu.
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Peculiar magnetic properties of anisotropic London superconductors

1990 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0025466614

Contributors: Buzdin, A.I.; Simonov, A.Yu.
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Temperature flashes in reentrant superconductors and compounds with metal-insulator transition

1989 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-36549104186

Contributors: Buzdin, A.I.; Moshchalkov, V.V.; Simonov, A.Y.
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Do Financial Experts Make Better Investment Decisions?

SSRN Journal
Journal article
Contributors: Andriy Bodnaruk; Andrei Simonov
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Downside Risk Timing by Mutual Funds

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Journal article
Contributors: Andriy Bodnaruk; Bekhan Chokaev; Andrei Simonov
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