Joel R. Barber

Associate Professor
Department of Finance

College of Business
Florida International University

Modesto A. Maidique Campus
11200 S.W. 8th St, RB 208B
Miami, FL 33199

(305) 348-2027

barberj@fiu.edu

Education

• Ph.D. in Business Administration
  Concentration(s): Finance
  University of Arizona, Tucson , Arizona


• Master of Business Administration
  University of Texas, Dallas, Texas


• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Areas of Expertise

• Derivative Securities
• Financial Markets and Institutions
• Interest Rate Risk

Professional Activities

Dr. Barber has taught at Florida International University for over ten years. His research has been published in various journals including the Journal of Portfolio Management; Financial Review; Insurance: Mathematics and Economics; Journal of Financial Research; Journal of Fixed Income; Decision Sciences; Journal of Economics and Finance; and Journal of Business Finance and Accounting. He has also presented his research to several associations and conferences; namely, the Financial Management Association, Eastern Finance Association, International Conference on Financial Econometrics, and Australian Finance and Banking Conference.

Courses Taught

• Advanced Investments
• Corporate Finance
• Finance Doctoral Independent Study
• Finance Doctoral Research Project
• Financial Futures and Fixed Income Investments
• Financial Management
• Financial Markets and Institutions
• Financial Planning and Statement Analysis
• Financial Risk Management-Financial Engineering
• Financial Theory II
• Ph.D. Dissertation
• Portfolio Management
• Securities Analysis
• Seminar in Portfolio Theory

Recent Refereed Journal Articles

Barber, J. R., & Copper, M. L. (2012). Principal component analysis of yield curve movements.  Journal of Economics and Finance,  36,  750-765.  

Hibber, A. M., Pavlova, I., Barber, J. R., & Dandapani, K. (2011). Credit spread changes and equity volatility: Evidence from daily data.  Financial Review,  46(3),  357-383.  

Anderson, G. A., & Barber, J. R. (2010). Taxes and the present value assessment of economic loss in personal injury litigation.  Journal of Legal Economics,  17(1),  1-28.  

Barber, J. R.  (2010). The measurement and control of interest rate risk.  Insurance Markets and Companies: Analyses and Actuarial Computations,  (2),  7-10.  

Barber, J. R.  (2010). A general relationship between prices of bonds and their yields.  Quarterly Journal of Business & Economics,  49(3 and 4),  75-85.  

Recent Presentations

Barber, J. R.  (2011, April). Panel Discussion on Online Learning.  Global Finance Association Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand.

Barber, J. R., Hibbert, A. M., Pavlova, I., & Dandapani, K. (2010, April). Credit Spread Changes and Equity Colatility: Evidence form Daily Data. Eastern Finance Association, Miami, Florida.

Barber, J.  (2010, April). Economic Value versus the Net Present Value.  Global Finance Association Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand.

Barber, J. R., Hibbert, A. M., Pavlova, I., & Dandapani, K. (2009, October). Effect of Equity Risk Factors on Daily Spread Changes.  Financial Management Association, Reno, Nevada.

Barber, J. R., Evenski, H. R., & Ferri, R. A. (2009, March). Is Modern Portfolio Theory Dead? World Series of Exchange Trade Funds, Miami, Florida.

Barber, J. R., Cox, R., & Gummerson, A. (2009, March). Teach-In on the Economic Crisis.  Faculty Senate Teach-In, Miami, Florida.

Barber, J. R., Dandapani, K., Hibbert, A., & Pavlova, I. (2009, April). Credit Spread Changes and Equity Volatility.  Eastern Finance Association, Miami, Florida.

Barber, J. R.  (2008, November). "Principal Component Analysis of Yield Curve Movements".  Southern Finance Association, Key West, Florida.

Barber, J. R., & Dandapani, K. (2008, May). The Community Reinvestment Act and the Financial Crisis 2008.  20th Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management, Orlando, Florida.

Barber, J. R.  (2007, Fall). Performance Evaluation Using Total Exposure Alpha.  Academy of Financial Services, Boston, Massachusetts.