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Dr. Ronald Balvers

Professor / Michael Lee-Chin & Family Chair in Investment & Portfolio Management

Department / Academic Area

Faculty, Finance And Business Economics

Email

balvers@mcmaster.ca

Phone

DSB: 23969

Biography

Finance and Business Economics, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University Michael Lee-Chin & Family Chair in Investment and Portfolio Management, Area of expertise is Asset Pricing and Financial Markets, Investments. Dr. Ronald Balvers is a Professor of Finance and the Michael Lee-Chin & Family Chair in Investment and Portfolio Management at the DeGroote School of Business. His research focuses on asset pricing, financial markets, and investment strategies, with a particular interest in explaining global market anomalies, risk premia, and the predictability of returns, predominantly from the perspective of advances in firm-level productivity. His work often integrates theoretical modeling with empirical analysis to explore how information, risk, and macroeconomic factors influence asset valuation and investor behaviour.

Articles

Michael Hatcher's headshot features a man in glasses, wearing a suit and tie.
January 24, 2025 · MICHAEL HATCHER | MICHAEL LEE-CHIN & FAMILY | RON BALVERS | SWASTI RAY

Finance education meets real-world wisdom

McMaster's Nobel Legacy featuring a smiling Myron Scholes, highlighting his contributions to economics.
October 5, 2022 · ECONOMICS | MYRON SCHOLES | NOBEL LAUREATE | RONALD BALVERS

McMaster’s Nobel Legacy: Myron Scholes

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June 30, 2020 · CANADIAN DOLLAR | COVID-19 | ECONOMY | KNOWLEDGE LABS | PHILIP PETURSSON | RONALD BALVERS | WEBINAR

Knowledge Labs Webinar: Money Matters in a Post-Pandemic World

Publications

Journals

Beta Uncertainty As A Barrier To Arbitrage And The Impact On Anomaly Returns

Ronald Balvers    Yufeng Han    Ou Hu    Zhaodan Huang

2024

Seasonality And Momentum Across National Equity Markets

Jian Song    Ronald Balvers

Journal     2022

The North American Journal Of Economics And Finance

Determinants And Predictability Of Commodity Producer Returns

Qiao Wang    Ronald Balvers

Journal     2021

Journal Of Banking & Finance

Designing A Global Digital Currency

Ronald Balvers    Bill Mcdonald

Journal     2021

Journal Of International Money And Finance

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Other

Productivity Gaps And Global Systematic Risk Exposure: Pricing Country-industry Portfolios

Punit Anand    Ronald Balvers    Lee-chin family institute for strategic business studies Michael

2020

Productivity Gaps And Global Systematic Risk Exposure: Pricing Country-industry Portfolios

Punit Anand    Ronald Balvers

2020

Do Futures Premiums Predict Commodity Producer Returns?

Qiao Wang    Ronald Balvers

2020

Distinguishing Factors And Characteristics With Characteristic-mimicking Portfolios

Ronald Balvers    H arthur Luo

2018

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Tags:   FINANCE AND BUSINESS ECONOMICS FULL TIME FACULTY MICHAEL LEE-CHIN & FAMILY MICHAEL LEE-CHIN & FAMILY CHAIR IN INVESTMENT & PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT RONALD BALVERS
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