Richard Fairchild

Full Name:

Dr Richard Fairchild

Department:

School of Management (Room No: WH 8.52)

Job Title:

Senior Lecturer

Telephone:

+44 1225 823456

Fax:

+44 1225 462508

E-mail Address:

mnsrf@bath.ac.uk

Postal Address:

Dr Richard Fairchild
School of Management
University of Bath
Bath
BA2 7AY
United Kingdom
 
 
 
Research Interests/publications.
 
View this link for details of my research interests and publications:
 
CV November 2013.pdf
 
You can access my papers on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at the following URL:
 
http://ssrn.com/author=334463
 
I am editor-in-chief for  International Journal of Behavioural Accounting and Finance, which launched in 2009. See attached link for details;
 
http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=237#top
 
See my latest working paper: “Emotional Games”, on SSRN (see this link):
 
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2021113
 
 
 
Miscellaneous.
 
View these links for details of my research links with the USA:
 
http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/news_events/news/2005/17-5.html
 
http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/news_events/news/2006/13-11.html
 
 
I am an associate member of ACREF (Aston Centre for Research in Experimental Finance).
 
http://www.abs.aston.ac.uk/newweb/research/ACREF/
 
I have had a paper published on the “Venture Capital Experts” Website (Co-authored with Dr Yiyuan Mai of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei, China); See attached link;
 
http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/news_events/news/2006/30-11.html
 
See my latest practitioner paper (co-authored with Nick Bullman: CheckRisk LLP):
 
../../Profiles_Do_Not_Delete/campus/Desktop/Is%20Financial%20Market%20Risk%20Predictable%20September%2012th%202016%20(4).pdf
 
 
 
 
TEACHING:
 
2013/2014: SEMESTER 2  LECTURES:
 
 
In Spring Semester 2, 2013/14, I provide the following courses;
 
 
MAF Corporate Finance (MN50324).
 
The recommended text-book for this unit is a Customised Book, combining chapters from the Corporate Finance Book by Hillier et al, and a Behavioural Corporate Finance Book by Shefrin.  The book has been specifically designed with a focus on our course.  More details of this book, and where to order it, are provided on Moodle.
 
 
You will find the main lecture slides and the course outline/reading list on Moodle.
 
 
Follow these links for the homework exercises that we will cover in the seminars:
 
Teaching 2012\MAF exercises\Backup of MN50324-decision tree.pdf
 
Teaching 2012\MAF exercises\MN50324-2009_RealOptions1.pdf
 
Teaching 2012\MAF exercises\Microsoft Word - MN50324 real options exercise 2.pdf
 
Teaching 2011\firm X assignment.pdf
 
Teaching 2012\2012 Final\Microsoft Word - Debt Signalling Game.pdf
 
Teaching 2012\2012 Final\Entrepreneur VC exercise.pdf
 
 
 
 
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These links provide additional slides on Venture capital, particularly focussing on behavioural effects in the VC/entrepreneur relationship (such as empathy):
 
 
 
teaching 2010\Teaching slides Jan 2010\Microsoft PowerPoint - Angels Versus Venture Capitalists AF presentation Nov 2009.pdf
 
Teaching 2011\VC Bath 2006 conference.pdf
 
 
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Throughout the course, I will make reference to the new research area of  behavioural Corporate finance. The attached slides will form the basis for this discussion:
 
teaching 2010\Teaching slides Jan 2010\BFWG Dec 2009.ppt
 
Teaching 2011\Managerial Entrapment in losing projects.pdf
 
Teaching 2011\Cass 2010 BCF.pdf
 
Teaching 2011\overconfidence1-combined.pdf
 
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You may find this article informative. It is a case study of BT’s capital structure:
 
 
Teaching 2011\Acapulco-BT.pdf
 
 
 
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MN30509: Behavioural Finance
 
(This unit was brand new last year; this is its second year in existence)
 
This is a final year Semester 2 Option (pre-requisite MN20211):
 
Main Recommended Text-book (details on where to order this book appear on Moodle):
 
Behavioral Finance: Psychology, Decision-Making and Markets: by Ackert, L, and R. Deaves (Publishers: Cengage South-Western).
 
  Supplementary Text-book recommended:
 
Behavioral Corporate Finance: Decisions that Create Value: by Hersh Shefrin. (Publishers: McGraw-Hill).
 
Lecture Slides, and the course outline/reading list, appear on Moodle.
 
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I no longer teach BBA/BAF 2: Corporate Finance (MN20211):
 
This course has been taken over by Thanos Verousis.
 
 
 
I thoroughly recommend the following website; www.bath.ac.uk/keyskills; this site is useful in developing, for example, your essay writing skills!
 

 

 

 

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