Duygu Zirek

Biography

Dr. Duygu Zirek completed her PhD in Financial Economics at CUNY in 2012. She worked at the University of New Orleans upon completion of her PhD prior to joining MSU. She has taught in the PhD in Financial Economics, MBA and undergraduate programs in Investments, Derivatives and Macroeconomics areas. Her work has been published in leading journals including <i>Journal of Corporate Finance, Global Finance Journal, Research in International Business and Finance (RIBAF), Journal of Economics and Business, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Applied Economics </i>and<i> Emerging Markets Finance and Trade</i>. She is a member of Financial Management Association and an affiliate Member of the CFA Institute.

Education

• BA, Bogazici University
• PhD, City University of New York

Publications

• Journal Article: D. Zirek, A. Noman , A. Naka (2017). Prior Returns Relative to a Benchmark and Return Predictability on Industry Style Portfolios. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
• Journal Article: D. Zirek, O. Unsal, M. Hassan (2016). Corporate lobbying, CEO political ideology and firm performance. Journal of Corporate Finance
• Journal Article: D. Zirek, O. Unsal, M. Hassan (2017). Impact of Product Recall Announcements and Security Price Reaction. Journal of Economics and Business
• Journal Article: D. Zirek, L. Pezzo, L. Wang (2023). Large Scale Mean-Variance Strategies in the U.S. Stock Market. Research in International Business and Finance
• Journal Article: L. Pezzo, L. Wang, S. Shin, D. Zirek (2023). Dynamics of mining markets: Equilibrium implications for professional and casual miners. Global Finance Journal
• Journal Article: D. Zirek, A. Alhomaidi, M. Hassan, A. Alhassan (2018). Does an Islamic Label Cause Stock Price Comovements and Commonality in Liquidity?. Applied Economics
• Journal Article: D. Zirek, O. Unsal, M. Hassan (2017). Corporate Lobbying and Labor Relations: Evidence from Employee-Level Litigations. Journal of Corporate Finance
• Journal Article: D. Zirek, O. Unsal (2023). Green Bonds: Do Investors Benefit from Third-Party Certification?. Global Finance Journal
• Journal Article: D. Zirek, S. Shin (). The Demand for Lottery-Like Assets: Evidence from Cryptocurrencies. Finance Research Letters
• Journal Article: D. Zirek, M. Johnson, S. Tutun (). Systematic Literature Review of Smart Contracts in Financial Services. Research in International Business and Finance (RIBAF)
• Journal Article: D. Zirek (). The Effects of the Latin American Integrated Market (MILA) on Firms' access to Capital and Ownership Concentration. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
• Journal Article: D. Zirek, K. Demirtas (2025). Aggregate Earnings and Global Equity Returns. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
• Journal Article: D. Zirek, S. Shin (2024). Trade Agreements and Financial Market Integration in Latin America and the US. Journal of Risk and Financial Management
• Journal Article: D. Zirek, M. Hassan, F. Celebi (2016). The Islamic Banking and Economic Growth Nexus: A Panel VAR Analysis for Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Countries. Journal of Economic Cooperation Development
• Journal Article: D. Zirek, K. Demirtas (2011). Aggregate Earnings and Expected Stock Returns in Emerging Markets. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade

Honors & Awards

• McGraw-Hill Education Distinguished Paper Award, (March 2017)