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Sorin Rizeanu

Gustavson faculty member Sorin Rizeanu

Assistant Professor

Contact:
Office: BEC 478 250-472-5382
Credentials:
MSc Applied Statistics and Optimization, Bucharest University; IMBA, University of South Carolina; PhD in International Finance, University of South Carolina
Area of expertise:
Firm and market mechanisms that maximize stakeholder value, ownership structure, concentration, identity, blockholders, firm’s debt and its structure, cash flow and managerial risk, international institutions, exchange rates

Biography

Dr. Sorin Rizeanu joined the Gustavson School of Business in 2010 teaching managerial and international finance to graduate and undergraduate students.

Sorin’s research interests primarily focus on corporate governance and international finance, with the goal of assisting investors to better valuate firms and understand firms’ dynamics. His work has been published in the Contemporary Accounting Research, International Journal of Economics and Finance and Journal of Management and Governance.

His research includes analysis of the structure of a firm’s ownership, the quality of the external audit, firm’s cash flow, managerial strategy, taxation strategy, country institutional strength, and its impact on firm valuation and debt maturities, among others. These are part of his interest in the larger set of corporate governance mechanisms, designed to prevent extraction, tunnelling, derivation of large private fortunes at the expense of the providers of finance, often expropriated through pyramidal structures, political corruption and other firm or system embedded structures.

Before joining the ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Sorin studied and taught at the Moore Business School at the University of South Carolina. He hails from Bucharest, Romania where he took his undergraduate and MSc degrees and worked in international sales, project management and management consulting.

Teaching

Courses taught

  • Managerial Finance (MBA)
  • International Finance Management (MGB)
  • Direct Studies: Management (BCom) 
  • Management Finance (BCom)

Publications

Selected publications

Rizeanu, S. (2024). Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate cut: Monetary policy is not enough to address economic issues on its own. The Conversation. 

Rizeanu, S. (2024). Divorce rates are falling: Are Canadians too poor to break up? The Conversation. 

Rizeanu, S. (2024). How to thrive at work if your older boss expects hustle culture. The Conversation. 

Rizeanu, S. (2024). Young investors: Here’s some tips for getting into the market. The Conversation. 

Rizeanu, S. (2024). National debt explained: What you should know about Canada’s deficit. The Conversation. 

El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Pittman, J., & Rizeanu, S. (2015). Cross-Country Evidence on the Importance of Auditor Choice to Corporate Debt Maturity. Contemporary Accounting Research, 33(2), 718–751. 

Chung, H., Majerbi, B., & Rizeanu, S. (2015). Exchange Risk Premia and Firm Characteristics. Emerging Markets Review, 22, 96–125. 

Attig, N., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., & Rizeanu, S. (2013). The Governance Role of Multiple Large Shareholders: Evidence from the Valuation of Cash Holdings. Journal of Management and Governance, 17(2), 419–451. 

Rizeanu, S., & Zhang, H. (2013). Exchange Rates and Portfolio Rebalancing: Evidence from Emerging Economies. International Journal of Economics and Finance, 5(2), 15–27.

Case Study

Rizeanu, S. Mini-case: Valuation, DCF, Multiples, Wiley. Booth, Cleary and Rakita (2013), Third edition. online (2013).

Rizeanu, S. Mini-case: Capital Structure, Wiley. Booth, Cleary and Rakita (2013), Third edition. online (2013).

Rizeanu, S. Mini-case: WACC, Wiley. Booth, Cleary and Rakita (2013), Third edition. online (2013).

Rizeanu, S. Mini-case: The next ten years. Buy vs. Rent, Wiley: Booth, Cleary and Rakita (2013), Third Ed. online (2013).

Rizeanu, S. Mini-case: Replacement Decision, Wiley. Booth, Cleary and Rakita (2013), Third edition. online (2013).

Rizeanu, S. Mini-case: Portfolio Return and Risk, Wiley. Booth, Cleary and Rakita (2013), Third edition. online (2013).

Presentation

Boubakri, N., Guedhami, O., & Rizeanu, S. (2017, June). Corporate Social Responsibility and Competition. 24th Annual Conference of the Multinational Finance Society. Bucharest, Romania.

Rizeanu, S., Guedhami, O., & El-Ghoul, S. (2016, December). Corporate Social Responsibility and Competition. 2016 Paris Financial Management Conference. Paris, France.

Rizeanu, S. (2016). Corporate Social Responsibility and Competition. Pipeline Palooza. UVic.

Rizeanu, S. (2015, Autumn). When do blockholders prefer long-term debt? Internation Evidence from SE Asia. International Finance and Banking Society. Oxford, UK.

Rizeanu, S. (2014, June). When do blockholders prefer long-term debt? Evidence from SE Asia. Academy of International Business Studies. Vancouver: AISB.

Rizeanu, S. (2014, April). When do blockholders prefer long-term debt? Evidence from SE Asia. International Conference on Accounting and Finance. Phuket.

Rizeanu, S. (2012). Debt Maturity and Auditor Quality. Department of Economics Research Seminar Series, UVic.

Rizeanu, S. (2011, December). Cross-Listings and National Culture. Cross Cultural Conference. Kona Hawaii.

Zhang, H., & Rizeanu, S. (2011, Autumn). Uncovered equity parity: evidence from emerging economies. Financial Management Association Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, USA.

Rizeanu, S. (2010, Autumn). Multiple Large Shareholders and the Value of Cash Holdings. Southern Finance Association. Asheville, NC: Southern Finance Association.

Rizeanu, S. (2010, August). Auditing Quality and Firm Debt Maturity: International Evidence. American Accounting Association Meeting. New York, NY: American Accounting Association.

Rizeanu, S. (2010, June). Auditing Quality and Firm Debt Maturity: International Evidence. International Symposium on Audit Research. Singapore, SG.

Rizeanu, S. (2009, Autumn). Auditing Quality and Firm Debt Maturity: International Evidence. Eastern Finance Association Meeting. Washington, DC: Eastern Finance Association.

Rizeanu, S. (2009, October). Multiple Large Shareholders and the Value of Cash Holdings. Financial Management Association Meeting. Reno, Nevada: Financial Management Association.

Rizeanu, S. (2009, June). Multiple Large Shareholders and the Value of Cash Holdings. Academy of International Business. San Diego, CA: Academy of International Business.

Rizeanu, S. (2009, June). Multiple Large Shareholders and the Value of Cash Holdings. European Financial Association Meeting. Milan, Italy: European Financial Association.

Rizeanu, S. (2009, March). Multiple Large Shareholders and the Value of Cash Holdings. International Finance Conference. Hammamet, Tunisa.

Rizeanu, S. (2008, Autumn). Auditing Quality and Firm Debt Maturity: International Evidence. Financial Management Association Meeting. Dallas, Texas: Financial Management Association.

Awards & grants

Recognition & awards

  • 2013 - Best Teacher Award, Commerce Student Society, UVic

  • 2008 - Second Prize Centennial Poster Contest, University of South Carolina

  • 2005 - Darla Moore Scholarship, University of South Carolina

  • 2003 - Ron Brown Scholarship, Ron Brown Scholar Fund/ Fulbright