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Amir Fard

Title: Clinical Assistant Professor

Department: Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law

College: College of Business

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

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

Current Scheduled Teaching

FINA 4300.401Financial Statement Analysis and Liquidity ManagementFall 2025 Syllabus
FINA 4500.001International FinanceFall 2025 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

FINA 4300.401Financial Statement Analysis and Liquidity ManagementSummer 5W2 2025 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.003FinanceSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4300.401Financial Statement Analysis and Liquidity ManagementSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4500.003International FinanceSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4300.002Financial Statement Analysis and Liquidity ManagementFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4300.401Financial Statement Analysis and Liquidity ManagementFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4500.001International FinanceFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4300.001Financial Statement Analysis and Liquidity ManagementSummer 5W2 2024 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4300.001Financial Statement Analysis and Liquidity ManagementSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4300.002Financial Statement Analysis and Liquidity ManagementSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4500.003International FinanceSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4300.001Financial Statement Analysis and Liquidity ManagementFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4300.002Financial Statement Analysis and Liquidity ManagementFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4500.001International FinanceFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Fard, A., Chung, C.Y. (2024). Do Board‐Level Employee Representatives Increase Pay Equity in Firms?. Corporate Governance: An International Review. 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. 76 (3) 749-772. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/boer.12444
  • Chung, C.Y., Fard, A. (2024). The equity premium puzzle and two assets: GMM estimation. Applied Economics Letters. 31 (13) 1188-1194. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2023.2177588
  • 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. 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
  • Oh, H., Chung, C.Y., Fard, A. (2023). Tacit vigilance in an emerging economy: An institution-based perspective of passive blockholder monitoring. Other. 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. 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

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Fard, A. (Principal), Kim, I. (Co-Principal), "Summer Research Grant," sponsored by Dean's office, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2024).
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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