David C. Schirm, Ph.D.


Professor of Finance
Department Chair
Department of Economics and Finance

Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University
M.A. Duke University
B.A. Thiel College

Dr. Schirm’s research interest has focused on topics in asset price adjustment to macroeconomic performance measures, the pricing of equity warrants, daily variation in asset returns in U.S. and international markets, and issues in financial reporting. His research has been published in book chapters and academic journals that include Journal of Business; Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money; Journal of International Money and Finance; Journal of Money, Credit and Banking; Journal of Portfolio Management; Strategic Finance; The CPA Journal; The Journal of Accounting Case Research; The Financial Review; and other academic journals. He is also co-editor of Global Portfolio Diversification, Academic Press, 1995. From 1994 – 2000 he was assistant editor of Financial Practice and Education.

Dr. Schirm has participated in management training programs at Glidden, Johnson & Higgins, Society Bank and National City Bank. He also participated in a curriculum integration project using enterprise software at John Carroll University.


Email: schirm@jcu.edu