Denis Sosyura

Denis Sosyura is an associate professor of finance at the W. P. Carey School of Business. Before joining ASU, he served on the faculty of the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, which he joined after completing his doctorate at Yale University.

His primary research focus is on corporate finance, financial institutions, and financial media. His work has been published in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies. He has received seven best paper awards from leading academic conferences. He also holds the Distinguished Referee Award from the Review of Financial Studies.

His teaching has been recognized by a number of awards, such as the Most Impactful Finance Professor and the John W. Teets Outstanding Teaching Award, as well as numerous award nominations, including the Economist Intelligence Unit Business Professor of the Year Award, ASU Centennial Professorship Award, Provost Prize for Teaching Innovation, Golden Apple Teaching Award, and the MBA Teaching Excellence Award.

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Associate Professor, Arizona State University

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Consumer Behavior in Financial Markets 2020 “Financial Media as a Money Doctor: Evidence from Refinancing Decisions” Denis Sosyura. Discussant: Kasper Meisner Nielsen

There is mounting evidence that households make very costly financial mistakes when it comes to various aspects of their financial management. Given that these mistakes are costly, there have been active policy efforts to try to help households avoid some of the common biases and mistakes. Efforts ranging from investor education and greater disclosure to protective legislation and even optimal default. Hear speaker Denis Sosyura presents the key findings from the paper ‘Financial Media as a Money Doctor: Evidence from Refinancing Decisions.’ The presentation is followed by a commentary by Kasper Meisner Nielsen.

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“Financial Media as a Money Doctor: Evidence from Refinancing Decisions”