Kristoph Kleiner
- Associate Professor of Finance
- Daniel C. Smith Faculty Fellowship in Finance
Campus: Bloomington
Biography
I'm an Associate Professor of Finance at Indiana University as well as a visiting scholar with the FDIC. Prior to starting at
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I'm an Associate Professor of Finance at Indiana University as well as a visiting scholar with the FDIC. Prior to starting at Indiana University, I completed my PhD at Duke University and interned with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Federal Reserve Board.
I research empirical corporate finance with a focus on two issues: (1) identifying talent in entrepreneurs and managers, and (2) developing debt relief policies for households and firms. This work has been published in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies. In addition to research, I teach a PhD course called Financing Innovation, Labor, and Households, as well as undergraduate and graduate courses in Fintech and Machine Learning.
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Areas of Expertise
Entrepreneurship & Management, Banking & Household Finance
Academic Degrees
- Ph.D., Duke University, 2014
Professional Experience
- Indiana University, Kelley School of Business: Associate Professor, July 2020-present
- Indiana University, Kelley School of Business: Assistant Professor, July 2014-June 2020
- Visiting Scholar, FDIC, 2018-present
- Dissertation Intern, Federal Reserve Board, 2013
- Dissertation Intern, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 2012
Awards, Honors & Certificates
- 2023 Brattle Prize Distinguished Paper Award from the Journal of Finance
- 2022 Kelley School of Business Doctoral Program Distinguished Teaching Award
- 2022 Best Paper Award at the University of Texas AIM Conference
- 2022 Best Discussant Award at the Craig Holden Memorial Conference
- 2021 Distinguished Referee Award from the Review of Financial Studies
Selected Publications
- Hacamo, I., and Kleiner, K. (2022). Competing for Talent: Firms, Managers, and Social Networks. Review of Financial Studies, 35(1), 207–253. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhab021
- Hacamo, I., and Kleiner, K. (2022). Forced Entrepreneurs. Journal of Finance, 77(1), 49-83.
- Kleiner, K., Stoffman, N., and Yonker, S. (2021). Friends with Bankruptcy Protection Benefits. Journal of Financial Economics, 139(2), 578-605
- Gao, J., Kleiner, K., and Pacelli, J. (2020). Credit and Punishment: Are Corporate Bankers Disciplined for Risk Taking? Review of Financial Studies, 33(12), 5706–5749.
Edited on May 5, 2025
