Leonce Bargeron, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, PNC Professorship

Education

• Ph.D. (Finance), University of North Carolina, 2005
• MA (Economics), University of Virginia, 2000
• BA (Physics), University of Pennsylvania, 1988

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Leonce Bargeron is the PNC Associate Professor of Finance. His research interests include mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, payout policy and information asymmetry. He has published his research in leading finance and accounting journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Accounting and Economics, and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

Prior to pursuing his academic career, he was an options market maker: three years trading foreign currency options on the PHLX in Philadelphia, two years trading FTSE 100 options on the floor the LIFFE in London and one year trading OTC options for BNP in Paris. Subsequent to trading, he served for two years as the CFO of Ram Tool and Supply Co.

Teaching Expertise:

• Financial Modelling
• Corporate Finance

Research Expertise:

• Payout policy
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Corporate governance
• Information asymmetry

Selected Publications:

• “CEO Compensation Changes Following Acquisitions” (with David Denis), Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming.
• “The Price Effect of Stock Repurchases: Evidence from Dual Class Firms” (with Michael Farrell), 2021, Management Science, 67, 6568-6580.
• “Why do Firms Disagree with Short Sellers? Managerial Myopia Versus Private Information”, (with Alice Bonaimé), 2020, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 55. 2431-2465.
• “Financing Investment Spikes in the Years Surrounding World War I” (with David Denis and Kenneth Lehn), 2018, Journal of Financial Economics, 130, 215-236.
• “Sarbanes-Oxley and Corporate Risk-Taking” (with Kenneth Lehn and Chad Zutter), 2010, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 49, 34-52.