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Associate Professor Rik Sen

Associate Professor Rik Sen

Associate Professor
  • Ph.D. (Finance)ÌýStern School of Business, New York University
  • PGDCM (equivalent to MBA)ÌýIndian Institute of Management Calcutta
  • B.Stat (Hons.) Indian Statistical Institute Calcutta.
Business School
School of Banking and Finance

Please visit my personal website for more information:Ìý

I am an Associate Professor in the School of Banking and Finance at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Before joining UNSW, IÌýwas an assistant professor of finance at the Hong Kong University of Science of Technology. MyÌýresearch is primarily in corporate finance, with aÌýfocus on corporate governance and compensation of executives and employees. I have taught courses in undergraduate programs, MBA, other Masters programs, and doctoral programs. I received myÌýPh.D. from New York University’s Stern School of Business. I have published in the Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Management Science, and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. I have also won several competitive research grants and receivedÌýthe best paper awards at various conferences.
Phone
+61 2 9065 2567
E-mail
rik.sen@unsw.edu.au
Location
UNSW Business School - Ref E12 Level 3, Office 344A
  • Journal articles | 2022
    Mukherjee A; Panayotov G; Sen R; Dutta H; Ghosh P, 2022, 'Measuring vaccine effectiveness from limited public health datasets: Framework and estimates from India’s second COVID wave', Science Advances, 8,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Islam E; Rahman L; Sen R; Zein J, 2021, 'Eyes on the Prize: Do Industry Tournament Incentives Shape the Structure of Executive Compensation?', Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Sen R; Li W; Mukherjee A, 2021, 'Inside Brokers', Journal of Financial Economics, 141, pp. 1096 - 1118,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Babenko I; Sen R, 2016, 'Do nonexecutive employees have valuable information? Evidence from employee stock purchase plans', Management Science, 62, pp. 1878 - 1898,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Cen L; Dasgupta S; Sen R, 2016, 'Discipline or disruption? Stakeholder relationships and the effect of takeover threat', Management Science, 62, pp. 2820 - 2841,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Tumarkin RM; Sen R, 2015, 'Stocking up: Executive optimism, option exercise, and share retention', Journal of Financial Economics, 118, pp. 399 - 430,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Babenko I; Sen R, 2014, 'Money left on the table: An analysis of participation in employee stock purchase plans', Review of Financial Studies, 27, pp. 3658 - 3698,
    Journal articles |
    Babenko I; Bennett B; Sen R, 'Regulating CEO Pay: Evidence from the Nonprofit Revitalization Act', SSRN Electronic Journal,
  • Working Papers | 2020
    Islam ME; Rahman L; Sen R; Zein J, 2020, Eyes on the Prize: Do Industry Tournament Incentives Shape the Structure of Executive Compensation?, ,
    Working Papers | 2020
    Li FW; Mukherjee A; Sen R, 2020, Inside Brokers, Elsevier, ,
  • Conference Presentations | 2022
    Babenko I; Bennett B; Sen R, 2022, 'Regulating CEO Pay: Evidence from the Nonprofit Revitalization Act', presented at European Finance Association, Barcelona, Spain, 24 August 2022 - 27 August 2022,
    Conference Presentations | 2022
    Sen R; Babenko I; Bennett B, 2022, 'Regulating CEO Pay: Evidence from the Nonprofit Revitalization Act', presented at Western Finance Association, Portland, 24 June 2022 - 27 June 2022,
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Sen R; Babenko I; Choi G, 2019, 'Management (of) proposals', in SSRN Electronic Journal, Elsevier, Atlanta, presented at American Finance Association, Atlanta, 04 January 2019 - 06 January 2019,
    Conference Presentations | 2019
    Sen R; Banbenko I; Choi G, 2019, 'Management (of) Proposals', presented at Financial Intermediation Research Society, Savannah, 28 May 2019 - 30 May 2019
    Conference Presentations | 2019
    Sen R; Ilona B; Goeun C, 2019, 'Management (of) Proposals', presented at American Finance Association, 03 January 2019,
    Conference Presentations | 2018
    Sen R, 2018, 'Inside Brokers', presented at American Finance Association, 04 January 2018,
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Zein J; Rahman L; Islam E; Sen R, 2018, 'Employee Satisfaction and Corporate Innovation: Evidence from Quasi-Exogenous Natural Experiments', Tianjin, presented at China International Conference in Finance, Tianjin, 10 July 2018 - 13 July 2018
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Tumarkin R; Sen R, 2011, 'Stocking Up: Executive Optimism and Share Retention', in Suchard J; Esho N; Moreau A (eds.), 10th Annual Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, Australia, presented at 20th Annual Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, Australia, - ,
    Preprints |
    Babenko I; Sen R, Do Non-Executive Employees Have Information? Evidence from Employee Stock Purchase Plans, ,
    Preprints |
    Babenko I; Sen R, Money Left on the Table: An Analysis of Participation in Employee Stock Purchase Plans, ,
    Preprints |
    Cen L; Dasgupta S; Sen R, Discipline or Disruption? Stakeholder Relationships and the Effect of Takeover Threat, ,

My published and working papers are available for download here:Ìýhttps://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=758404

My Teaching

  • FINS5514 Capital Budgeting and Financial Decisions

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Previous Courses Taught

  • Corporate Finance (MBA), HKUST
  • Corporate Finance (Masters), HKUST
  • Advanced Financial Management (Undergraduate), HKUST
  • Fundamentals of Business Finance (Undergraduate), HKUST
  • Corporate Finance (Ph.D.), University of Miami
  • Finance for Non-Business Majors (Undergraduate), University of Miami
  • Foundations of Financial Markets, Stern Undergraduate College, New York University