Background

Professor Yildirim earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration with specialization in Finance from the University of Tennessee in 2003 and his MBA degree with a dual major in Finance and International Business from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1998. Dr. Yildirim’s research interests encompass regulation, the market structure of the financial services industry and their effects on competitive conduct and performance of the financial services firms. He also has an interest in investments and corporate finance –specifically in corporate control, executive compensation and their effects on firm performance and shareholder’s wealth. His research has been published in a wide range of academic journals, including: Journal of Banking and Finance, European Journal of Finance, Managerial Finance, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Applied Financial Economics, Corporate Finance Review, and Journal of Economics and Finance. Prior to joining York University, Dr. Yildirim has taught various graduate and undergraduate courses in Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Financial Markets, and International finance at the University of Tennessee and the University of Saskatchewan. He is the recipient of the 2009 Dean's Award for Outstanding Research.