Frank, Murray Z.
Professor of Finance
University of Minnesota
mzfrank@saif.sjtu.edu.cn
Educational Background
Professor Frank received his M.A. in Economics from University of
Alberta in 1981 and Ph.D. in Economics from Queens University in 1985.
Experience
Professor Frank was a member of the Nominating Committee of the American
Finance Association. Professor Frank has also served as the associate
editor of the Review of Financial Studies, Finance Research Letters, Canadian Journal of Economics, and the Quarterly Journal of Finance.
Honors / Achievements
Professor Frank is particularly known for his empirical work on
corporate capital structure. He has published in leading academic
journals, such as the Journal of Finance, Management Science, the
Review of Economic Studies, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of
Financial Studies, and the Journal of Financial Economics, among many others.
Short BIO
Murray Z. Frank is a Special-Term Professor of Finance at Shanghai
Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), and Professor of Finance at the
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. Prior to joining
the faculty at the University of Minnesota, Frank was a B.I. Ghert
Family Foundation Chair Professor at Sauder School of Business,
University of British Columbia.