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Taihyeup (Tai) Yi, Ph.D.

Ph.D., Temple University


Temple University, Ph.D. in Finance, 1999
Bowling Green State University, Master of Accountancy, 1988
Yonsei University, MBA, 1985, BBA, 1983

Office Hours

  • Tuesdays & Thursdays: 12:30 pm - 2 pm; 3:30 pm - 5 pm
  • Wednesdays: 10 am - 2 pm

Teaching Interests

Investments, Corporate Finance, International Finance

Research Interests

Asset Pricing, Uncovered Equity Parity, Corporate Social Responsibility, Financial Education

Awards and Honors

  • FBD Distinguished Paper Award, Southwestern Finance Association (2022).
  • Best Paper, Academy of Finance (2021).
  • Highest Honors, Beta Gamma Sigma (2019).
  • CFA Research Challenge of Western New York, 3rd Place, CFA Society of Buffalo & CFA Society of Rochester (2014).

Professional Membership

  • Financial Management Association, Eastern Finance Association, Southwest Finance Association, Korean American Finance Association

Intellectual Contributions

  • "Corporate Social Responsibility, Media Freedom, and Firm Value," Finance Research Letters (2019).
  • "Uncovered Equity Parity: Theory and Evidence from the G-7," Journal of Academy of Business and Economics (2025).
  • "A Comparison of Readability of the Most Popular Principles of Macroeconomics Textbooks," Business Education Innovation Journal (2025).
  • "Athletes’ Emotion and Self-Confidence under Sport Injury Rehabilitation with Sports Counseling," Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (2022).
  • "Risk Premium Relationships Between Large and Small Countries: Before, During and After the Great Recession," FBD Distinguished Paper Award, Southwestern Finance Association (2022).
  • "Measuring Readability Levels of Undergraduate Investment Textbooks," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice (2021).
  • "Stock Splits and Cash Flows: A New Test of the Signaling Hypothesis," BRC Academy Journal of Business (2018).
  • "Inflation Hedging and Industry Stock Returns," BRC Academy Journal of Business (2017).
  • "Country Returns and Economic Development: Theory and Evidence," Proceedings of the Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting (2025).
  • "Small Country Returns: Theory and Evidence," Proceedings of the Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting (2024).
  • "Uncovered Equity Parity in the G-7," Proceedings of the Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting (2023).
Tai Yi

Tai Yi

Associate Professor (Business Administration)

W317 Thompson Hall
(716) 673-4603
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