Leonard Kostovetsky
Assc Professor
Zicklin School of Business
Department: Bert Wasserman Dept Eco & Fin
Areas of expertise:
Email Address: leonard.kostovetsky@baruch.cuny.edu
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- Teaching
- Research and Creative Activity
- Grants
- Honors and Awards
- Service
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Princeton University Princeton United States
M.S., Economics, Princeton University Princeton United States
B.A., Economics, Princeton University Princeton United States
| Semester | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | FIN | 3610 | Corporate Finance |
| Fall 2023 | FIN | 3610 | Corporate Finance |
| Fall 2023 | FIN | 3610 | Corporate Finance |
| Fall 2022 | FIN | 3610 | Corporate Finance |
| Fall 2022 | FIN | 3610 | Corporate Finance |
Journal Articles
Kostovetsky, L., & Benedetti, H. (2021). Digital Tulips? Returns to investors in initial coin offerings. JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE, 66.
Kostovetsky, L., & Warner, J. B. (2020). Measuring Innovation and Product Differentiation: Evidence from Mutual Funds. JOURNAL OF FINANCE, 75(2). 779-823.
Kostovetsky, L., Knyazeva, A., & Knyazeva, D. (2018). Investor heterogeneity and trading. EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, 24(4). 680-718.
Kostovetsky, L. (2017). Brain Drain: Are Mutual Funds Losing Their Best Minds?. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF FINANCE, 7(3).
Kostovetsky, L. (2016). Whom Do You Trust?: Investor-Advisor Relationships and Mutual Fund Flows. REVIEW OF FINANCIAL STUDIES, 29(4). 898-936.
Kostovetsky, L., & Warner, J. B. (2015). You're Fired! New Evidence on Portfolio Manager Turnover and Performance. JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS, 50(4). 729-755.
Kostovetsky, L. (2015). Political capital and moral hazard. JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, 116(1). 144-159.
Kostovetsky, L., & Di Giuli, A. (2014). Are red or blue companies more likely to go green? Politics and corporate social responsibility. JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, 111(1). 158-180.
(2012). Red and blue investing: Values and finance. JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, 103(1). 1-19.
(2003). Index mutual funds and exchange-traded funds - A comparison of two methods of passive investment. JOURNAL OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, 29(4). 80-+.
Research Currently in Progess
Kostovetsky, L., & Manconi, A.(n.d.). How Much Labor Do You Need to Manage Capital?.
Kostovetsky, L., & Manconi, A.(n.d.). Common Institutional Ownership and Diffusion of Innovation. In Progress.
Kostovetsky, L., & Ratushny, V.(n.d.). Returns to Specialization: Evidence from Health Mutual Fund Managers.
Kostovetsky, L., & Warner, J.(n.d.). Investor Heterogeneity and the Market for Fund Benchmarks: Evidence from Passive ETFs.
Kostovetsky, L.(n.d.). One Hundred Years of Mutual Funds. In Progress.
Work in Progress
Kostovetsky, L.(n.d.). A Taxonomy of Investment Strategies. In Progress.
Work in Progress
Kostovetsky, L.(n.d.). Revealed Preferences of ESG Funds. In Progress.
Work in Progress
College
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Exam Committee for Chang-Shu Chung | Committee Member | 5/20/2024 | |
| Oral Exam Committee for Yukun Liu | Committee Member | 5/20/2024 | |
| Oral Exam Committee for Richard Ieong | Committee Member | 5/14/2024 | |
| Committee on Screening Papers for 2024 Baruch ESG Conference | Committee Member | 12/21/2023 | |
| Admissions committee for PhD in finance | Committee Member | 5/1/2023 | |
| Search committee for junior positions in finance and entrepreneurship | Committee Member | 3/1/2023 |