Jan Hanousek Jr., PhD.
Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Memphis, Fogelman College of Business
Jan Hanousek Jr., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Memphis, Fogelman College of Business.
His research interests include behavioral finance, insider trading, information asymmetry, corporate finance, applied finance, and economics/econometrics, while his teaching includes various topics from financial markets, the role of institutions, investments, and behavioral finance. Dr. Hanousek has published in Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, and Journal of Empirical Finance. His research has been featured in several media outlets like Bloomberg, Money.com, and New York Times. He won First Place in the Young Economist Award by the Czech Economic Society in 2022 for his work in political insider trading. He has a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of South Florida, an M.A. in Applied Economics from CERGE-EI, and an undergraduate degree in statistics from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University.
Published papers
Bradley, D., Hanousek Jr, J., Jame, R., & Xiao, Z. (2023). Place Your Bets? The Value of Investment Research on Reddit’s Wallstreetbets. The Review of Financial Studies, hhad098.
Hanousek, J., Jo, H., Pantzalis, C., & Park, J. C. (2022). A Dilemma of Self-interest vs. Ethical Responsibilities in Political Insider Trading. Journal of Business Ethics, 1-31.
Aabo, T., Hanousek Jr, J., Pantzalis, C., & Park, J. C. (2023). CEO personality traits and corporate value implication of acquisitions. Journal of Empirical Finance.
Hanousek Jr, J., Flannery, M. J., Ferris, S. P., Hanousek, J., & Kapounek, S. (2025). The “Cinderella” effect in business groups: Choosing which subsidiary is the princess. International Review of Financial Analysis. 104649
Selected working papers
Early outcomes and future risk-taking: evidence from a large gambling provider with Jan Hanousek, Jakub Mikulka, and Jared Williams, Reject & Resubmit at Journal of Financial Quantitative Analysis
A Study on Politicians’ Public Lending Outcomes: Federal Funding and Housing Prices with Shaddy Douidar and Velma Zahirovic-Herbert, Revise & Resubmit at Urban Studies
Gamified edge: Does gamification affect people's risk profile and engagement? with Jan Hanousek, Jakub Mikulka and Konstantin Sokolov
𝕏 Bots and Earnings Announcements with Jan Hanousek and Konstantine Sokolov