Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics
Dr. Zubair Ali Raja
Assistant Professor
Email: zraja@tru.ca
Phone: 250-371-5575
Interests
Traveling, Cricket, and Camping
Research Interests
Credit Derivatives, Market Efficiency, and Corporate Governance with focus on gender issues.
Education
- Ph.D in Finance (2017) from Texas A&M International University, USA
- MBA (2012) from Texas A&M International University, USA
- MBA in Finance (2009) The University of Punjab, Lahore, Pak
- B.Sc. in Computer Science (2003) University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pak
Publications
Peer review publications:
Oyotode-Adebile, R. and Raja, Z. (2019), "Board gender diversity and US corporate bonds", International Journal of Managerial Finance, Vol. 15 No. 5, pp. 771-791. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMF-10-2018-0290
Efficiency of Capital Markets: A New Perspective on the Value Premium and Day-of-the-Week Effects (2018), with Procasky, W. and Oyotode, R., International Journal of Portfolio Analysis and Management, 2(2), 114-140
FFO to Total Debt: A More Efficient Proxy of Capital Structure, with Procasky, W. and Ujah, N. (2014), Journal of Accounting and Finance, 14(6), 71-90
Work-in-progress:
Credit Default Swaps Contribution to the Price Discovery Process of Emerging Markets Sovereign Credit Risk, submitted in Emerging Markets Review
The Bond Market Responses to CEOs Appointment, with Oyotode, R. and Brusa, J. submitted in Journal of Business Finance and Accounting
Impact of Social Capital on Credit Default Swaps
Social Capital and Debt Enforcement: An International Analysis, with Oyotode, R. and Jha, A.
Employment History
- Assistant Teaching Professor in Finance, Thompson Rivers University (since Sept 2018)
- Assistant Professor of Finance-Tenured Track, Western Oregon University (Sept 2017 to Aug 2018)
- Instructor of Accounting & Finance, Texas A&M International University (June 2014 to Aug 2017)
- Operations Managers at Standard Chartered Bank, Pakistan (Feb 2010 to Jul 2011)
- Customer Services Manager at BankIslami Pakistan Limited (Jul 2007 to Jan 2010)
- Trade Finance Officer at Bank Alfalah Limited (Feb 2004 to Jul 2007)
Courses Taught
- International Financial Management @ TRU and WOU
- Portfolio and Equity Analysis @ TRU
- Portfolio Management @ WOU
- Financial Statement Analysis @ TRU and WOU
- Financial Management @ TRU and WOU
- Small Business Finance @ Texas A&M and WOU
- Special Issues in Accounting @ Texas A&M
- Introduction to Financial Accounting @ Texas A&M
- Introduction to Managerial Accounting @ Texas A&M
- Statistics-I @ Texas A&M
Professional Affiliations
- Northern Finance Association, August 2019 till date
- Financial Management Association, USA 2016 till date
- European Financial Management Association, 2017 to 2018
- Southwestern Finance Association, USA 2014 to 2018
- Eastern Finance Association, USA 2016 to 2017
- Mid-Western Finance Association, USA 2016 to 2017
