Joel F. Houston
- Full Professor
Location
- Warrington College of Business
- Eugene F. Brigham Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Department
- Stuzin Hall 303D
Expertise and interest areas
- Corporate Finance
- Executive Compensation
- Financial Markets and Institutions
- Mergers and Acquisitions
News
The art and science of finance – August 21, 2023 – In this edition of our Faculty Spotlight series, Dr. Joel Houston shares his career journey to becoming a professor and faculty member at the Warrington…
3 top finance textbooks share the same home – UF’s Warrington College of Business – January 5, 2022 – What do some of the world’s leading finance textbooks have in common? Besides critical lessons on topics ranging from financial management to investments to real…
The Good Fortune of Eugene Brigham – July 22, 2020 – It was probably the simplest calculation Eugene Brigham would ever do. There were two lines that day at the University of Miami. One was to…
Courses taught
- Advanced DBA Research (FIN7978)
- Business Financial Management (FIN5405)
- DBA Doctoral Dissertation/Defense (FIN7986)
- Finance I: Asset Valuation, Risk, and Return (FIN5437)
- Measuring and Managing Value (FIN6427)
Education
- PhD, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1986
- MA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1984
- BA, Franklin and Marshall College, 1982
PhD students advised
- Changhyun Ahn — 2018 — Current
- Georgios Adosoglou — 2019 — Current
- Morris — 2024 — 2025
- Boyuan Li — 2021 — 2025
- Cheng Zhang — 2021 — 2024
- Mark Zakota — 2023 — 2024
Professional service
- Editor, Journal of Financial Economic Policy — 2011 to Present
- Editor, Journal of Financial Services Research — 2000 to 2025
Book publications
- Fundamentals of Financial Management
- Status: Published
- Published Year: 2025
- Authors: Joel Houston, Eugene Brigham
- Fundamentals of Financial Management, The Concise Edition
- Status: Published
- Published Year: 2025
- Authors: Joel Houston, Eugene Brigham
Journal article publications
- How Does ESG Shape Consumption
- Status: 1st Revise and Resubmit
- Journal: Review of Financial Studies, The
- Published Year: 2023
- Authors: Joel Houston, Chen Lin, H Shan, Mo Shen
- Customer Capital and Deposit Stability
- Status: Submitted
- Journal: Journal of Accounting & Economics
- Published Year: 2023
- Authors: Joel Houston, Hongyu Shan, Yu Shan
- Hidden in Plain Sight: The Role of Corporate Board of Directors in Public Charity Lobbying
- Status: Accepted
- Journal: Management Science
- Published Year: 2025
- Authors: Changhyun Ahn, Joel Houston, Sehoon Kim
- One Hundred and Thirty Years of Corporate Responsibility
- Status: Working Paper
- Published Year: 2024
- Authors: Joel Houston, Sehoon Kim, Boyuan Li
- Shades of Gray: Director Classifications Revisited
- Status: 1st Revise and Resubmit
- Journal: Financial Management
- Authors: Joel Houston, Jongsub Lee, Hongyu Shan
- Corporate ESG Profiles and Banking Relationships
- Status: Published
- Journal: Review of Financial Studies, The
- Published Year: 2021
- Authors: Joel Houston, Hongyu Shan
Textbook publications
- Fundamentals of Financial Management 16th edition
- Status: Published
- Published Year: 2021
- Authors: Joel Houston, Eugene Brigham
- Fundamentals of Financial Management: The Concise Version 11th edition
- Status: Published
- Published Year: 2021
- Authors: Joel Houston, Eugene Brigham