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Dr. Amir Fard

Clinical Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law

Email: Amirhossein.Fard@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2019
    Major: Business Administration
  • MBA, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, 2014
    Major: Business Administration

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Assistant Professor of Finance, Texas Lutheran University. Texas Lutheran University. (2019 - 2023).

Licensures and Certifications

  • Teaching with AI, Harvard Business Publishing. (2025 - Present).
  • Teaching with Cases: Engage, Energize, and Challenge Your Students, Harvard Business Publishing. (2022 - Present).

Professional Memberships

  • Financial Management Association. (January 1, 2021 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Faculty Development Leave, The Certificate of Excellence in Teaching Online (CETO), UNT DSI CLEAR. DENTON,TX,United States of America. (January 5, 2026).
  • Faculty Development Leave, Generative AI Institute for Teaching, UNT DSI CLEAR. DENTON,TX,United States of America. (May 27, 2025).
  • Workshop, Teaching with AI, Harvard Business Publishing. Remote,NA,United States of America. (January 22, 2025).
  • Faculty Development Leave, Demystifying AI, UNT DSI CLEAR. DENTON,TX,United States of America. (December 28, 2024).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • FINA 3770 - Finance, 1 course.
  • FINA 4300 - Financial Statement Analysis and Liquidity Management, 11 courses.
  • FINA 4500 - International Finance, 6 courses.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Alam, Z.S., Fard, A., Rakowski, D.A. (2026). The Unintended Consequences of Climate Policy: Carbon Taxes, Regulatory Arbitrage, and Competition in Lending. Other. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6010154
  • Fard, A., Chung, C.Y. (2024). Do Board‐Level Employee Representatives Increase Pay Equity in Firms?. Corporate Governance: An International Review. No. 32 (6) 1110-1132. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/corg.12608
  • Chung, C.Y., Choi, C., Fard, A. (2024). Self‐serving attribution and managerial investment decision. Other. No. 76 (3) 749-772. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/boer.12444
  • Kang, S., Chung, C.Y., Fard, A. (2023). Does geographic or market proximity matter? Evidence from institutional investor monitoring on earnings attributes in US cross-listed stocks. Other. Wiley. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/boer.12433
  • Chung, C.Y., Fard, A., Sul, H.K. (2023). The effect of corporate annual report quality on the relationship between institutional blockholder monitoring and firm's information environment. International Review of Finance. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/irfi.12430
  • Chung, C.Y., Fard, A. (2023). The equity premium puzzle and two assets: GMM estimation. Applied Economics Letters. No. 31 (13) 1188-1194. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2023.2177588
  • Oh, H., Chung, C.Y., Fard, A. (2023). Tacit vigilance in an emerging economy: An institution-based perspective of passive blockholder monitoring. Other. No. 64 101867. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2022.101867
  • Chung, C.Y., Fard, A. (2022). Institutional Investors and Earnings Management in the Korean Stock Market. Global Economic Review. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1226508X.2022.2151030
  • Kim, D.S., Chung, C.Y., Fard, A. (2022). Effects of 10-K readability on institutional blockholder monitoring of risk management. Applied Economics Letters. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13504851.2022.2103075
  • Fard, A., Siraj, I., Wang, B. (2022). Don't interfere with my rights! Employee rights violation and the cost of bank loans. Other. No. 31 (5) 239-258. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/fmii.12167
  • Fard, A., Javadi, S., Kim, I. (2020). Environmental regulation and the cost of bank loans: International evidence. Other. 51 100797. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2020.100797

Presentations Given

    Paper

  • Alam, Z.S. (Author & Presenter), Fard, A. (Author), Rakowski, D. (Author & Presenter), 2025 Financial Management Association Meeting, The Unintended Consequences of Climate Policy: The Impact of Carbon Taxes on Regulatory Arbitrage and Competition in Lending, Financial Management Association Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, Canada. (2025 - 2025).
  • Alam, Z.S. (Author), Fard, A. (Author), Rakowski, D. (Author & Presenter), University of Texas at Arlington Research Seminar, The Unintended Consequences of Climate Policy: The Impact of Carbon Taxes on Regulatory Arbitrage and Competition in Lending, University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, USA, Canada. (2025 - 2025).
  • Alam, Z.S. (Author), Fard, A. (Author), Rakowski, D. (Author & Presenter), 5th Annual Conference of the Academy of Sustainable Finance, Accounting, Accountability & Governance (ASFAAG), The Unintended Consequences of Climate Policy: The Impact of Carbon Taxes on Regulatory Arbitrage and Competition in Lending, Academy of Sustainable Finance, Accounting, Accountability & Governance (ASFAAG), London, UK, United Kingdom. (2025 - 2025).

Media Contributions

    Newspaper

  • "How the Texas Stock Exchange could reshape Dallas and the national stock market," Dallas Morning News. (June 6, 2024).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Fellowship

  • Fard, A., "Faculty Leadership Fellows (FLF," sponsored by Office of the Provost, University of North Texas, Funded. (2025 - 2026).

    • Grant - Research

  • Fard, A. (Principal), Alam, Z.S. (Co-Principal), Rakowsky, D. (Co-Principal), "Summer Research Grant," sponsored by Dean's office, University of North Texas, $8000 Funded. (2025).
  • Fard, A. (Principal), Kim, I. (Co-Principal), "Summer Research Grant," sponsored by Dean's office, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2024).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Search committee for Clinical assistant professor of finance. (October 1, 2024 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, FIREL Undergraduate advisor. (January 1, 2024 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, FMA Student group. (January 1, 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Search for Senior Lecturer position in Finance. (November 1, 2024 - February 1, 2025).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Financial Stability. NA, NA. (April 11, 2024 - June 16, 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Financial Stability. (April 18, 2023 - July 4, 2023).