Miroslava Straska
Associate Professor
Area: Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
- Snead Hall
- 301 W. Main Street
- Box 844000
- Richmond, VA, 23284-4000
- Office: B4145
Expertise
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Governance
Interests
Teaching
- Undergraduate: Financial Modeling, Investments, Financial Management; Graduate: Investments
Research
- Corporate finance, corporate governance, corporate investment, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring.
Bio
Dr. Straska joined the Department of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate in VCU's School of Business in August 2011. Prior to joining VCU she was a faculty member at Ohio University where she taught undergraduate courses in corporate finance, investments, and financial modeling. In July 2010, she received the Finance Teacher of the Year award from the graduating class of finance majors.
Research
Published Intellectual Contributions
Journal Article
- Straska, M., Waller, H. G. (2014). Antitakeover Provisions and Shareholder Wealth: A Survey of the Literature. (vol. 49 (4), pp.933-956). Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
- Offenberg, D., Straska, M., Waller, H. G. (2014). Who Gains From Buying Bad Bidders?. (vol. 49 (2), pp.513-540). Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
- Sibilkov, V., Straska, M., Waller, H. G. (2013). The Value Implications of Restrictions on Asset Sales. (vol. 22 (3), pp.98-108). Review of Financial Economics.
- Sibilkov, V., Straska, M., Waller, H. G. (2013). Do Firms Use M&A Business to Pay for Analyst Coverage?. (vol. 48 (4), pp.725-751). The Financial Review.
- Straska, M., Waller, H. G., Yu, Y. (2012). Does Investment Improve When Firms Go Private?. (vol. 38 (2), pp.124-142). Managerial Finance.
- Waller, H., Straska, M. (2010). Do Antitakeover Provisions Harm Shareholders?. (4 ed., vol. 16, pp.487-498). Journal of Corporate Finance.
