Scott Moore
Assistant Professor/Chair
Background
Dr. Scott Moore is Chair of the Department of Economics and Finance. He provides leadership for academic endeavors of the department and leads faculty efforts to maintain a strong undergraduate and graduate curricula in Economics, Finance, and Financial Planning and Wealth Management. He supports faculty research, teaching, and service through a range of initiatives, as well as providing leadership for the department’s assurance of learning efforts. Dr. Moore previously served as Interim Dean of the Boler College of Business, and prior to that, served as Associate Dean for Academics and Accreditation.
Areas of Expertise
Corporate governance and the governance of financial services firms, including mutual funds. Financial markets and the impact of information shocks on asset prices. Financial education and assurance of learning.
Research Interests
His current research interests surround issues of corporate governance related to financial service organizations. He has also conducted research on the financial market impact of new information on financial markets, international portfolio diversification, and financial education and assurance of learning.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Economics: Areas - Financial Economics; Monetary Economics; Quantitative Methods, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration: Economics, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
Courses Taught
Dr. Moore teaches courses in corporate finance, capital markets and institutions, managing risk with derivatives, and case problems in finance.
He is a recipient of the Boler School of Business Wasmer Teaching Award. Dr. Moore is also a John Carroll University-Burton Morgan Grant Entrepreneurship Fellowship recipient. He is a past Prochnow Banking Scholar at the University of Wisconsin, and he studied teaching by the case method at Harvard University.
Publications
Moore, S. B. and Porter, G. E. (2017). Can Investors Benefit from Using Morningstar’s Stewardship Grades? Journal of Accounting and Finance. 17(4), 131-151.
Moore, S. and Nagy, A. L. (2013). Contract Structuring under the New Lease Accounting Rules: The Case of Custom Design Retail, Inc. Global Perspectives on Accounting Education. 10, 81-90.
Moore, S. B. (2000). What Does a Graduate Need? Student, Practitioner, and Finance Faculty Views on Ethics and other Areas. Financial Practice and Education, 10(2), 182-188.
Moore, S. B. (1999). Cases vs. Lectures: A Comparison of Learning Outcomes in Undergraduate Principles of Finance. The Journal of Financial Education, 37-51.
Moore, S. B., Aggarwal, R., Long, M. and Irvin, D. (1998). Industry Differences in NAFTA’s Impact on the Valuation of U.S. Companies. International Review of Financial Analysis, 7(2), 137-152.
Moore, S. B. and Curren, E. (1992). The Good Credit Reference. Case with teaching note in Finance Materials: Business Ethics Program. Arthur Andersen and Co.
Moore, S. B., Ferri, M. G. and Schirm, D. C. (1989). The Listing, Size, and Value of Equity Warrants. The Financial Review, 24(1), 135-146.
Moore, S. B., Ferri, M. G. and Schirm, D. C. (1988). Investor Expectations About Callable Warrants. Journal of Portfolio Management, 14(3), 84-87.
