Jan Hanousek Jr., PhD

Assistant Professor

Office
FCBE 442
Office Hours
By Appointment
Jan Hanousek

Biography

Jan Hanousek Jr. joined the University of Memphis as an assistant professor in 2023. He received a bachelor's degree (2018) in Mathematics with a major in Statistics from Charles University and master's degree (2019) in Applied Economics from CERGE-EI, before earning his doctorate (2022) in finance from the University of South Florida. His research interests include investor behavior, business groups, information asymmetry and insider trading.

Awards

(2022) First Place in Young Economist Award by the Czech Economic Society for a work titled “Social networks and strategic behavior: Case of Political Inside Information.” 

Research 

Dr. Jan Hanousek Jr. discusses recent research on The Information Content of Legislative Trading:

Research Publications

  • Bradley, D., Hanousek Jr, J., Jame, R., & Xiao, Z. (2023). Place Your Bets? The Value of Investment Research on Reddit’s Wallstreetbets. The Review of Financial Studies, 37(5), 1409-1459. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhad098.

  • Hanousek, J., Jo, H., Pantzalis, C., & Park, J. C. (2022). A Dilemma of Self-interest vs. Ethical Responsibilities in Political Insider Trading. Journal of Business Ethics, 1-31.

  • Aabo, T., Hanousek Jr, J., Pantzalis, C., & Park, J. C. (2023). CEO personality traits and corporate value implication of acquisitions. Journal of Empirical Finance.