Ayla Kayhan
Visiting Academic Scholar (on leave from LSU)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
202-551-6608 (voice)
202-772-9290 (fax)
Vitae
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Appointments
US Securities and Exchange Commission – Visiting Academic Scholar (August 2008-present)
Louisiana State
University – Assistant Professor of Finance (2004-present)
Russell
B. Long Professor in Finance (2007-present)
Center for
Financial Research, FDIC –Fellow (2004-2005)
Education
Ph.D.
Finance – University of Texas at Austin (2004)
B.Sc.
Mathematics – Koc University, Istanbul (1997)
B.A.
Economics – Koc University, Istanbul (1997)
Kayhan, Ayla, Sheridan Titman (2007) “Firms’ Histories and Their Capital Structures” (Journal of Financial Economics, 83(1), 1-32)
Kayhan, Ayla (May 2008), “Managerial Discretion and the Capital Structure Dynamics” (Working paper)
Hovakimian, Armen, Ayla Kayhan, and Sheridan Titman (January 2009), “Credit Rating Targets” (Working paper)
Professional service
Ad-hoc
referee for: Journal of Finance, Review
of Financial Studies, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Financial
Intermediation, Financial Review, Journal of Corporate Governance
Program committee member: Financial Management Association, 2007; European Financial Management Association, 2008