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Matthew Morey

Matthew Morey

Professor
Lubin School of Business
Finance and Economics

Matthew Morey

NYC
109
Goldstein Academic Center

Biography

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

Professor Matthew R. Morey, Ph.D. I am full professor of finance and NYSE Research Scholar at Pace University. My research is in mutual funds, behavioral finance and emerging markets. I have been a professor at Pace since 2000. Before coming to Pace I taught at the University of California, Irvine, Fordham University and Smith College (all in economics). I have a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Irvine and a B.A. in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I was a Fulbright Scholar to Bangladesh in 1993-1994 and worked for the U.S. State Department in Kuwait in 1989. My research has been published in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Financial Analysts Journal, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, The Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Empirical Finance, The Journal of Behavioral Finance, Omega, and the Journal of Financial Research (among many others) and has been cited in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, CNBC and many other outlets. I have done consulting with TIAA-CREF and Alliance Bernstein. I primarily teach Introduction to Finance and Behavioral Finance and Economics.

Education

PhD, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
Economics

Publications and Presentations

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS & PUBLICATIONS

Morey, M. (2003). Should You Carry the Load?: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Out-of-Sample Performance of Load and No-Load Mutual Funds'. Journal of Banking & Finance. 27(7), 1245-1271.

Gottesman, A., Morey, M. (2006). Manager Education and Mutual Fund Performance. Journal of Empirical Finance. 13(2), 145-182.

Morey, M., Gottesman, A., Baker, E., Godridge, B. (2009). Does Better Corporate Governance Result in Higher Market Valuations in Emerging Markets? Another Examination Using a New Data Set. Journal of Banking & Finance. 33(2), 254-262.

Braga-Alves, M., Morey, M. (2012). Predicting Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets. Journal of International Money and Finance. 311414-1439.

Morey, M. (2015). Predicting Mutual Fund Performance. In Kent Baker, Greg Filbeck, and Halil Kiymaz (Ed.), Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded funds: Building Blocks to Wealth. (pp. 349-363). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Morey, M. (2015). Have Leading Textbooks Incorporated Recent Events?. Journal of Financial Education. Fall(2015), 11-30.

Gottesman, A., Morey, M. (2016). ×ó°®ÊÓÆµting What You Paid For: Using Mutual Fund Governance to Predict the Activeness of Mutual Funds. Journal of Investing. 25(1), 25-36.

Gottesman, A., Morey, M. (2017). Active Share and Emerging Market Equity Funds. Journal of Investment Consulting. 18(1).

Morey, M., Yadav, S. (2018). Documentation of the File Drawer Problem In Academic Finance Journals. Journal of Investing. 27(1 (Spring)), 143-147.

Sazhin, D., Morey, M.R. (2018). How We Contradict Ourselves: The Case of John Cochrane—Gliding and Behavioral Economics. American Economist. 63(1), 31-40.

Blake, C.R., Morey, M. (2000). Morningstar Ratings and Mutual fund Performance. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 35(3), 451-481.

Morey, M. (2002). Mutual Fund Age and Morningstar Ratings. Financial Analysts Journal. 58(2), 56-63.

Morey, M., Morey, R.C. (1999). Mutual fund Performance Appraisals: A Multi-Horizon Perspective with Endogenous Benchmarking. Omega. 241-258.

Miller, D.P., Morey, M. (1996). The Intraday Pricing Behavior of Internationally Dually Listed Securities. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. 79-89.

Baker, E.D., Boulton, T.J., Braga Alves, M.V., Morey, M.R. (2021). ESG Government Risk and International IPO Underpricing. Journal of Corporate Finance.

Baker, E.D., Boulton, T.J., Braga Alves, M.V., Morey, M.R. (2021). ESG Government Risk and International IPO Underpricing. Journal of Corporate Finance.

Basu, P., Morey, M.R. (1998). Does India's Stock Market Prices Follow a Random Walk in the Wake of Economic Liberalization?. Economic and Political Weekly. 355-358.

Gottesman, A., Morey, M. (2025). Income Inequality and Financial Overconfidence. The American Journal of Economics and Sociology. 84, 273-296.

Gottesman, A., Morey, M. (2024). Investor Confidence and Reaction to a Stock Market Crash. Journal of Behavioral Finance. 25(3), 374-388.

Baker, E., Braga Alves, M.V., Morey, M.R. (2022). Predicting exchange rate changes using country ESG ratings. Journal of Investment Consulting.

Gottesman, A., Morey, M. (2021). What Do Capture Ratios Really Capture in Mutual Fund Performance?. Journal of Investing.

Gottesman, A., Morey, M. (2021). The Argument for Bonds in Strategic Asset Allocation. The Journal of Wealth Management .

Gottesman, A., Morey, M. (2021). The Argument for Bonds in Strategic Asset Allocation. The Journal of Wealth Management .

Morey, M., Morais, M. (2020). Documentation of the File Drawer Problem at Finance Conferences: A Follow-Up Study. Journal of Investing. 20((6) October 2020), 86-89.

Guimaraes, P., Leal, R., Wanke, P., Morey, M. (2019). Shareholder Activism Impact on Efficiency in Brazil. Corporate Governance: An international journal of business in society. 19(1), 141-157.

Gottesman, A., Morey, M. (2019). Mutual Fund Manager Educational Background and Activeness. Journal of Investing. 28(6), 128-139.

Sazhin, D., Morey, M.R. (2018). How We Contradict Ourselves: The Case of John Cochrane—Gliding and Behavioral Economics. American Economist. 63(1), 31-40.

Morey, M., Yadav, S. (2018). Documentation of the File Drawer Problem In Academic Finance Journals. Journal of Investing. 27(1 (Spring)), 143-147.

Gottesman, A., Morey, M. (2017). Active Share and Emerging Market Equity Funds. Journal of Investment Consulting. 18(1).

Gottesman, A., Morey, M. (2016). ×ó°®ÊÓÆµting What You Paid For: Using Mutual Fund Governance to Predict the Activeness of Mutual Funds. Journal of Investing. 25(1), 25-36.

Morey, M. (2015). Have Leading Textbooks Incorporated Recent Events?. Journal of Financial Education. Fall(2015), 11-30.

Morey, M. (2015). Predicting Mutual Fund Performance. In Kent Baker, Greg Filbeck, and Halil Kiymaz (Ed.), Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded funds: Building Blocks to Wealth. (pp. 349-363). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Gottesman, A., Morey, M., Rosenberg, M. (2013). Is there an Incentive for Active Retail Mutual Funds to Closet Index in Down Markets? Fund Performance and Subsequent Annual Fund Flows between 1997 and 2011. Journal of Investment Consulting. 14(2), 47-58.

Morey, M., Rosenberg, M. (2012). Using Annual Panel Data to Test the Monday effect. Journal of Applied Business Research. 28(4), 595-604.

Ismailescu, I., Morey, M. (2012). Redemption Fees and the Risk-Adjusted Performance of International Equity Mutual Funds. Journal of Investment Management. 10(3), 21-33.

Braga-Alves, M., Morey, M. (2012). Predicting Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets. Journal of International Money and Finance. 311414-1439.

Gottesman, A., Morey, M. (2012). Does a Mutual Fund's Corporate Culture Predict Fund Performance?. Review Of Financial Economics. 2169-81.

Gottesman, A., Morey, M. (2010). CEO Educational Background and Firm Financial Performance. Journal of Applied Finance. 270-82.

Morey, M. (2009). The Yield Disparity in 401(k) Plans: Does Higher Annual Pay Mean Higher Rates of Return on Retirement Accounts?. Journal of Investment Consulting. 10(1), 49-62.

Morey, M., Gottesman, A., Baker, E., Godridge, B. (2009). Does Better Corporate Governance Result in Higher Market Valuations in Emerging Markets? Another Examination Using a New Data Set. Journal of Banking & Finance. 33(2), 254-262.

Gottesman, A., Morey, M. (2007). Predicting Emerging Market Mutual Fund Performance. . 16(3), 111-121. Read More >>

Morey, M. (2006). Window Dressing in Bond Mutual Funds. Journal of Financial Research. 30(3), 325-348. Read More >>

Morey, M., Gottesman, A. (2006). Morningstar Mutual Fund Ratings Redux. Journal of Investment Consulting. 8(1), 25-42. Read More >>

Gottesman, A., Morey, M. (2006). Manager Education and Mutual Fund Performance. Journal of Empirical Finance. 13(2), 145-182.

Basu, P., Morey, M. (2005). Trade Liberalization and the Behavior of Emerging Market Stock Prices. Journal of Economic Integration. 20(1), 68-92. Read More >>

Morey, M. (2005). The Kiss of Death: A 5-Star Morningstar Rating?. Journal of Investment Management. 3(2), 41-52. Read More >>

Morey, M. (2004). Multiple Share Classes and Mutual Fund Composition. Financial Services Review. 1(13), 33-56.

Braga-Alves, M.V., Morey, M. (2004). Intraday Arbitrage in Emerging Market ADRs. Finance Letters. 2(4), 18-24.

Morey, M. (2003). Should You Carry the Load?: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Out-of-Sample Performance of Load and No-Load Mutual Funds'. Journal of Banking & Finance. 27(7), 1245-1271.

Miller, J.D., Morey, M. (2003). Power Markets: Transferring Systematic Risk To Lottery Players. Public Budgeting and Finance. 23(2), 118-130.