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Wisconsin School of Business

Elizabeth Odders-White

Associate Professor - Finance
U.S. Bank Associate Professor

Elizabeth Odders-White is the U.S. Bank Associate Professor in the Department of Finance, Investment, and Banking at the Wisconsin School of Business and an affiliate of the UW-Madison Center for Financial Security.

Her research focuses primarily on the trading of equity securities in U.S. markets.

Examples of her work include studies of the impact of government regulation on securities markets and examinations of the role of private information in trading.

Her work has appeared in top academic journals, including the Review of Financial Studies, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Journal of Quantitative and Financial Analysis.

Her research has been presented at numerous conferences and universities. Since joining the Wisconsin School of Business in 1997, Odders-White has taught a variety of courses in the area of investments to undergraduates, master’s students, and doctoral students.

She holds a Ph.D. in finance from Northwestern University, and a BS in applied mathematics and a BFA in vocal performance, both from Tulane University.
 

Selected Published Journal Articles

Odders-White, E., & Ready, M. (2008). The Probability and Magnitude of Information Events. Journal of Financial Economics (87), 227-248.
Odders-White, E., & Ready, M. (2006). Credit Ratings and Stock Liquidity. Review of Financial Studies (19), 119-157.
He, C., Odders-White, E., & Ready, M. (2006). The Impact of Preferencing on Execution Quality. Journal of Financial Markets (9), 246-273.
Kavajecz, K., & Odders-White, E. (2004). Technical Analysis and Liquidity Provision,. Review of Financial Studies (17), 1043-1071.
Odders-White, E. (2004). Third-Market Reforms: The Overlooked Goal of the SEC's Order Handling Rules. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (39), 277-304.
Kavajecz, K., & Odders-White, E. (2001). Volatility and Market Structure. Journal of Financial Markets (4), 359-384.
Kavajecz, K., & Odders-White, E. (2001). An Examination of Changes in Specialists' Posted Price Schedules. Review of Financial Studies (14), 681-704.
Odders-White, E. (2000). On the Occurrence and Consequences of Inaccurate Trade Classification. Journal of Financial Markets (3), 259-286.

Selected Submitted Journal Articles

Del Guerico, D., Odders-White, E., & Ready, M. (2011). An Analysis of the Price and Liquidity Effects of Illegal Insider Trading.
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Elizabeth Odders-White

 
Associate Professor | Finance
U.S. Bank Associate Professor
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