David A. Matsa Assistant Professor of Finance Kellogg School of Management Northwestern University 2001 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60208 847-491-8337 dmatsa @ kellogg.northwestern.edu

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Curriculum Vitae

Research [ listed chronologically ] [ listed by topic ]

Papers are organized chronologically and include links to related materials.

1. Pricing Dynamics of Multi-Product Retailers (with Daniel Hosken and David Reiffen), in Advances in Applied Microeconomics, Volume 10: Advertising and Differentiated Products, edited by M.R. Baye and J.P. Nelson (New York: Elsevier), 2001, p.129–153.
2. Does Malpractice Liability Keep the Doctor Away? Evidence from Tort Reform Damage Caps, Journal of Legal Studies 36 (2), June 2007, p.S143–S182.
• Kellogg Insight summary [link]
3. Capital Structure as a Strategic Variable: Evidence from Collective Bargaining, Journal of Finance 65 (3), June 2010, p.1197–1232.
4. Are Restaurants Really Supersizing America? (with Michael Anderson), American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 3 (1), January 2011, p.152–188.
• Kellogg Insight summary [link]
• Online appendix [link]
• Related writing: Restaurants, Regulation, and the Supersizing of America, Regulation 33 (3), Fall 2010, p.40-47. (cover story)
• Media coverage: U.S. News & World Report [link], Globe and Mail [link], Chicago Tribune [link]
5. Running on Empty? Financial Leverage and Product Quality in the Supermarket Industry, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 3 (1), February 2011, p.137–173.
• Online appendix [link]
• Kellogg Insight summary [link]
• Media coverage: New York Times [link]
6. Chipping Away at the Glass Ceiling: Gender Spillovers in Corporate Leadership (with Amalia Miller), American Economic Review P&P 101 (2), May 2011, p. 635–639.
• Kellogg Insight summary [link]
• Media coverage: Slate [link]
7. Growing Out of Trouble? Legal Liability and Corporate Responses to Adversity (with Todd Gormley), Review of Financial Studies 24 (8), August 2011, p.2781–2821.
• Awarded 2009 CRA International Award For the Best Corporate Finance Paper at the Western Finance Association meeting
8. Competition and Product Quality in the Supermarket Industry, Quarterly Journal of Economics 126 (3), August 2011, p.1539–1591.
• Media coverage: Retail Leader [link]
9. Labor Unemployment Risk and Corporate Financing Decisions (with Ashwini Agrawal), Journal of Financial Economics, Forthcoming
• Awarded 2010-2011 Glucksman Prize for the Best Paper in Finance at New York University
10. A Female Style in Corporate Leadership? Evidence from Quotas (with Amalia Miller), American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Forthcoming
• Kellogg Insight summary [link]
• Media coverage: Slate [link]
11. Workforce Reductions at Women-Owned Businesses in the United States (with Amalia Miller), May 2012
• Kellogg Insight summary [link]
12. Common Errors: How to (and Not to) Control for Unobserved Heterogeneity (with Todd Gormley), June 2012
• Programming advice [link]
• Awarded 2012 Marshall Blume Prize in Financial Research at Wharton
13. CEO Compensation and Corporate Risk-Taking: Evidence from a Natural Experiment (with Todd Gormley and Todd Milbourn), August 2012
• Knowledge @ Wharton summary [link]
• Awarded 2011 Marshall Blume Prize in Financial Research at Wharton, Honorable Mention
14. Boarding a Sinking Ship? An Investigation of Job Applications to Distressed Firms (with Jennifer Brown), October 2012
• NBER Digest summary [link]
15. Unemployment Insurance and Household Credit (with Joanne Hsu and Brian Melzer), November 2012