Biography

Thomas Philippon is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business, New York University. Professor Philippon received his Ph.D. in Economics Massachusetts Institute of Technology(2003), M.A. in Economics Delta-Ehess (1988) and M.A. in Physics Ecole Polytechnique (1997). His research interests include macroeconomics, corporate finance, business cycles, corporate governance, earnings management, and unemployment.

Research Interests

• Macroeconomics
• Corporate finance
• Business cycles
• Earnings management
• Unemployment

Courses Taught

• Corporate Finance Topics
• Risk Management in Financial Institutions

Academic Background

Ph.D., Economics, 2003
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

M.A., Economics, 1998
Delta-Ehess, France

M.A., Physics, 1997
Ecole Polytechnique, France

Awards & Appointments

Review of Financial Studies	Michael Brennan & BlackRock Award, Best Paper	2010
Kiel Institute for the World Economyi	Global Economic Fellow 2009	2009
Cercle des économistes/ Le Monde	Best Young French Economist	2009
Journal of Finance	Brattle Prize (First Prize), Best Paper in Corporate Finance	2008
ANDRH	Stylo d’Or, Best Book on Human Resources Management	2007
	Glucksman Prize Honorable Mention, Best Working Paper in Finance	2006
MIT	Robert M. Solow Prize for Excellence in Research and Teaching	2003
	Review of Economic Studies Tour	2003

Selected Publications

T. Phillippon and V. Skreta (2010)
Optimal Interventions in Markets with Adverse Selection
American Economic Review, forthcoming

T. Phillippon (2009)
The bond market’s Q
Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 2009, 124(3), 1011-56

T. Phillippon and S. Kedia (2009)
The economics of fraudulent accounting
Review of Financial Studies, June 2009, 22(6): 2169-2199

T. Phillippon and H. Almeida (2007)
The risk-adjusted cost of financial distress
Journal of Finance, December 2007, 62(6): 2557-86

T. Phillippon
Wages and Human Capital in the U.S. Financial Industry: 1909-2006