About Robinson
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Dr. Robinson Reyes-Peña is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Florida International University. His research interests are in retirement system, international finance, and regulatory arbitrage. Dr. Reyes-Peña's work has been published in renowned academic journals including Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Banking & Finance, and Applied Economics. He has also presented his research at multiple venues worldwide including Financial Management Association (FMA), FMA European Conference, FMA Asia/Pacific Conference, European Financial Management Association (EFMA), NCPERS Public Pension Funding Forum, China Finance Review Int’l & China Int’l Risk Forum, Midwest Finance Association, Southern Finance Association, Eastern Finance Association, Southwestern Finance Association, Academy of Behavioral Finance & Economics, Western Economic Association International, Financial Research Conference, World Finance Conference, Global Finance Association, Multinational Finance Society, among other. Dr. Reyes-Peña has also served in the program committee of several of these conferences and as ad-hoc reviewer for the Journal of Banking & Finance, European Financial Management Journal, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Financial Research Letters, International Review of Economics & Finance, and Managerial Finance. His teaching experience covers presential, remote and online formats and includes courses on Financial Management (Core and Intermediate), Commercial Bank Management, Securities Analysis, and Financial Risk Management (Financial Engineering), several of which have received the Quality Matters© certification. His past service activities include the FIU’s Graduate Student Advisory Board and he is currently the faculty advisor of FIU’s College of Business Doctoral Student Association and faculty co-advisor of the FMA Student Chapter at FIU.
Dr. Reyes-Peña is a Fulbright Scholar with a professional background of more than 10 years in corporate management and international procurement mainly from suppliers in Asia. He has also participated in multiple cultural exchanges including “Hanyu Qiao,” a mandarin proficiency competition.
Robinson Reyes Peña, Ph.D.
Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Finance, College of Business
Florida International University
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GRADUATE EDUCATION
August 2021
Ph.D. in Finance
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Miami, FL - Ph.D. in Finance
August 2016
Master's Degree
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Miami, FL - Master of Science in Finance
PUBLICATIONS
Foreign competitive pressure and inversions by U.S. multinational enterprises
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Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS)
With Arun Upadhyay and Arun Kumaraswamy
Presented at:
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Western Economic Association International Virtual | March 2021
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Academy of Economics and Finance Virtual | February 2021
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Southern Finance Association
Palm Springs, CA, USA (Remote) | Nov. 2020 -
The Graduate Center at the City University of New York
New York, NY, USA | September 2019​
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Financial Management Association European Conference Glasgow, Scotland | June 2019
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Midwest Finance Association
Chicago, IL, USA | March 2019 -
Global Finance Association
Paris, France | July 2018
The Differing Impact of Covid-19 across Republican and Democratic states
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Applied Economics
With Edward Lawrence and Mehul Raithatha
Presented at:
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Western Economic Association International Virtual | June 2021
Hot Potatoes: Underpricing of Stocks following Extreme Negative Returns
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Journal of Banking & Finance
With Mustafa Caglayan and Edward Lawrence
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Presented at:
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Int'l Society for the Advancement of Fin. Economics Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam | December 2022
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Global Finance Conference Braga, Portugal | June 2022
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65th Euro Working Group, Commodities & Financial Modeling Conference
Cornell Club, New York, NY, USA | April 2022 -
Eastern Finance Association Annual Conference Washington, DC, USA | April 2022
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Academy of Economics and Finance Virtual | February 2022
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World Finance Conference
Virtual | August 2021 -
Financial Management Association Annual Meeting
Denver, CO, USA | October 2021
RESEARCH - WORKING PAPERS
RETIREMENT FIELD
Management of Retirement Funds by Republican vs. Democrat States: Understanding the Differences
With Mustafa Caglayan and Edward Lawrence
Presented at:
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Financial Management Association Annual Meeting Chicago, IL, USA | October 2023
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Eurasia Business and Economics Society Madrid, Spain | April 2023
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World Finance Conference Turin, Italy | August 2022
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Southwestern Finance Association Virtual | March 2021
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Financial Research Conference (FIMEF) Mexico City, Mexico | October 2020
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FIU Business Doctoral Student Association Annual Luncheon Miami, FL, USA | December 2019
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Academy of Behavioral Finance & Economics New York, NY, USA | September 2019
Proposing a Funding Rate for US State Pension Plans
With Krishnan Dandapani and Edward Lawrence
Presented at:
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Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting Fajardo, Puerto Rico | November 2023
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NCPERS Public Pension Funding Forum Chicago, IL, USA | August 2023
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China Finance Review Int'l & China Int'l Risk Forum Shanghai, China | July 2023
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FMA European Conference Aalborg, Denmark | June 2023
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Academy of Economics and Finance Orlando, FL, USA | February 2023
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World Banking & Finance Symposium Miami, FL, USA | December 2022
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FMA Asia/Pacific Conference Melbourne, Australia | December 2022
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University of Texas Permian Basin (Seminar) Odessa, Texas, USA | November 2022
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Multinational Finance Society Jerusalem, Israel | July 2019
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Eastern Finance Association Miami, FL, USA | April 2019
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Southern Finance Association Asheville, NC, USA | November 2018
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Academy of Behavioral Finance & Economics Chicago, IL, USA | October 2018
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Financial Research Conference (FIMEF) Monterrey, Mexico | August of 2018
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Global Finance Conference Paris, France | July 2018
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Southwestern Finance Association Albuquerque, NM, USA | March 2018
The Influence of Religiosity on Defined Benefit Pension Funds
With Afak Nazim and Edward Lawrence
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Presented at:
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World Finance Conference Virtual | August 2021
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Global Finance Conference Virtual | May 2021
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Financial Research Conference (FIMEF) Virtual | October 2021
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Academy of Behavioral Finance & Economics Los Angeles, CA, USA | September 2021
Evaluating Hit and Runs: Resolution of Uncertainty in DB Pension Plans
With Edward Lawrence and John S. Zdanowicz
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Presented at:
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Academy of Behavioral Finance & Economics Los Angeles, CA, USA | September 2023
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Eurasia Business and Economics Society Madrid, Spain | April 2023
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Southwestern Finance Association Houston, TX, USA | March 2023
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Multinational Finance Society Gdańsk, Poland | June 2022
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Western Economic Assoc International Portland, OR, USA | June 2022
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World Finance Conference Budapest, Hungary (Remote) | December 2021
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND REGULATORY ARBITRAGE FIELD
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FMA European Conference
Lyon, France | July 2022 -
The University of Warsaw Graduate Seminar
Warsaw, Poland | June 2022 -
Southwestern Finance Association
New Orleans, LA, USA | March 2022 -
The University of Memphis Graduate Seminar
Memphis, TN, USA | February 2021 -
Western Economic Association International Denver, CO, USA | June 2020
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Florida International University Faculty Seminar Miami, FL, USA | May of 2020
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The University of Memphis Faculty Seminar
Memphis, TN, USA | April of 2020 -
Academy of Economics and Finance Atlanta, GA, USA | February of 2020
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Southern Finance Association
Orlando, FL, USA | November of 2019 -
Financial Management Association Annual Meeting
New Orleans, LA, USA | October of 2019 -
Florida Finance Conference
Orlando, FL, USA | October of 2019 -
World Finance Conference
Santiago, Chile | July of 2019 -
Global Finance Association
Zagreb, Croatia | June of 2019 -
Eastern Finance Association
Miami, FL, USA | April of 2019
Short Selling Bans and Limits to Multi-Market Regulatory Arbitrage
With Yu Hu, Pankaj Jain, and Suchismita Mishra
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Presented at:
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3rd World Conference on Business, Management, Finance, Economics, and Marketing Paris, France (Remote) | October 2023
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30th Finance Forum Malaga, Spain | July 2023
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Indian Institute of Management Udaipur Udaipur, India | June 2023
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Indian School of Business India | June 2023
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Academy of International Business Conference Warsaw, Poland | July 2023
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Multinational Finance Society Annual Meeting Paphos, Cyprus | July 2023
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European Financial Management Association (EFMA) Cardiff, U.K. | July 2023
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Future Finance and Economics Association Ljubljana, Slovenia | June 2023
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Euro Working Group on Commodities & Fin. Modelling Rome, Italy | May 2023
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Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL, USA | April 2023
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University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV, USA | April 2023
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Paris Financial Management Conference Paris, France (Remote) | December 2022
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India Finance Conference Kolkata, India | December 2022
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Vietnam Symposium in Banking & Finance
Hanoi, Vietnam (Remote) | October 2022
IN OTHER FIELDS
Short Selling and Audit Reporting Lags
With Suchismita Mishra, Krishnan Dandapani, and Kannan Raghunandan
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Southwestern Finance Association Conference Las Vegas, NV, USA | Sched. February 2023
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Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Bangalore, India | Sched. January 2023
Tax Avoidance, Tax Evasion, and Capital Flight in International Trade
With Deanne Butchey, Jerry Haar and John S. Zdanowicz
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Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting Houston, TX, USA | March 2023
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Global Finance Conference Virtual | May 2021
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Business Assoc. of Latin American Studies Annual Conf.
Virtual | July 2021 -
Financial Research Conference (FIMEF) Virtual | October 2021
SERVICE
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Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Banking & Finance, European Financial Management Journal, Financial Research Letters, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, International Review of Economics & Finance, Managerial Finance.
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China Finance Review Int'l and China Int'l Risk Forum Joint Conference, 2023 Annual Meeting (Shanghai, China)
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Eastern Finance Association, Program Committee, 2024 Annual Meeting (St Petersburg, FL, USA) 2023 Annual Meeting (Asheville, NC, USA) 2022 Annual Meeting (Washington, DC, USA) 2021 Annual Meeting (Virtual)
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Financial Management Association, Program Committee, 2023 European Conference (Aalborg, Denmark) 2023 Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL, USA) 2022 European Conference (Lyon, France) 2022 Annual Meeting (Atlanta, GA, USA) 2022 Global Conference (Dubai, UAE) 2022 Asia/Pacific Conference (Melbourne, Australia)
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Latin American and Caribbean Association for Information Systems, Program Committee, 2022 Information Systems in Latin America Online Conference 2021 Information Systems in Latin America Online Conference
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Southern Finance Association, Program Committee, 2023 Annual Meeting (Fajardo, Puerto Rico) 2022 Annual Meeting (Key West, FL, USA) 2021 Annual Meeting (Captiva Island, FL, USA) 2020 Annual Meeting (Palm Springs, CA, USA)
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Southwestern Finance Association, Program Committee, 2024 Annual Meeting (Las Vegas, NV, USA) 2023 Annual Meeting (Houston, TX, USA) 2022 Annual Meeting (New Orleans, LA, USA) 2021 Annual Meeting (Galveston, TX, USA) 2020 Annual Meeting (San Antonio, TX, USA)
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FIU Business Doctoral Student Association, Faculty Advisor (2021-Current), Immediate-Past President (2020-2021), President, (2018-2019) (2019-2020). Association created with the objective of nourishing a close-knit community across the different departments of the College of Business and to promote cross-departmental research initiatives.
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FMA Student Chapter at FIU, Faculty Co-Advisor (2023-Current). With more than 3,000 student members in 175+ active chapters, FMA-sponsored college and university chapters offer a variety of programs and services developed to meet the needs of their members.
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FIU Graduate Student Advisory Board, 2020 - 2021.
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
NON-ACADEMIC
EXPERIENCE
Financial Risk
Management, Financial Engineering
(FIN 4486)
Quantitative Methods in Financial Analysis
(FIN 6456)
Intermediate Financial
Management
(FIN 3414)
Securities
Analysis
(FIN 4502)
Commercial Bank
Management
(FIN 4324)
Financial
Management
(FIN 3403)
FIU Center for the Advancement of Teaching: Remote Teach Ready Badge
Quality Matters
(Certification Received)
Over 10 Years of Experience
Management,
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International Procurement,
Supply Chain, Logistics. -
Strategic Planning, Sales, Customer Relationship Management.
HONORS & AWARDS
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Hot Potatoes: Underpricing of Stocks following Extreme Negative Returns: Top Ten SSRN Download List / Nomination for Best Paper Award FMA Association Annual Conference 2021
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Fulbright Scholarship Study / Research Grant – July 2015
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Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Grant – Spring 2020
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Finalist, FIU Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) – January 2020
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Beta Gamma Sigma Society, Lifetime Member
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FIU MSF Merit Scholarship, March 2015
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Second Place Winner, 2013 XII Int’l Chinese Proficiency Competition 汉è¯æ¡¥ “Hànyu Qiao" in Dom. Rep.
SOFTWARE
Stata | Mathematica | Basic SAS | LaTeX | Bloomberg Terminal
LANGUAGES
Spanish
Fluent
English
Fluent
Italian
Advanced
Mandarin
Intermediate
French
Basic
SKILLS
AFA
SFA
