Faculty and Instructors

Wisconsin School of Business

Michael Gofman

Assistant Professor - Finance
Patrick Thiele Fellow in Finance

Michael Gofman has recently earned his Ph.D. in finance and MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. Gofman also holds M.A. in economics and M.Sc. in finance from the Tel Aviv University.

In his dissertation Gofman studies how intermediation in over-the-counter markets affects the efficiency of resource allocation, and what is the role of large interconnected financial institutions in over-the-counter markets.

His primary research interests are in financial intermediation, corporate finance, financial and economic networks, and portfolio theory.

Prior to his doctoral studies, Gofman worked as a quantitative analyst in the largest private bank in Israel. He is the winner of the Arnold Zellner Doctoral Prize and was the second runner-up for the Morgan Stanley Prize for Excellence in Financial Markets.
 

Undergraduate Courses


Corporate Finance (FIN 325 Section 003), Spring 2012.

Corporate Finance (FIN 325 Section 004), Spring 2012.



Presentations


American Economic Association Meetings 2012
Profitability, Trade Credit and Institutional Structure of Production

American Finance Association Meetings 2012
A Network-Based Analysis of Over-the-Counter Markets

Workshop on Money, Banking, Payments and Finance
A Network-Based Analysis of Over-the-Counter Markets

SEI Summer Finance Conference
A Network-Based Analysis of Over-the-Counter Markets

Mini-Conference on Networks and The Global Economy
A Network-Based Analysis of Over-the-Counter Markets

Photograph of Michael Gofman

Michael Gofman

 
Assistant Professor | Finance
Patrick Thiele Fellow in Finance
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