Spencer Barnes is an Assistant Professor of Finance at The University of Texas at El Paso. He recieved his Ph.D. in finance from Florida State University in 2022. His research focuses on how different human phenomena such as awards, discrimination, and death impact prices in financial markets. In the classroom, his goal is to train a generation of business students that can think outside of the box to transform the future of business. You can follow his updates at his website here: https://sites.google.com/view/spencer-barnes/home.

• Outstanding research award in finance (01/01/2024-12/31/2024)

• Ph D in Finance, Florida State University (2022)
• MS in Economics, Florida State University (2018)
• BS in Economics, Belmont University (2016)

• Unintended consequences of discrimination litigation caps Journal of Financial Research (in press), Spencer C. Barnes.
• Analysts' accuracy following an increase in uncertainty: Evidence from the art market Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (2024), Spencer C. Barnes, Brandon Mendez, Andrew Schrowang.
• Discrimination announcements, employee opinion, and capital structure: Evidence from the EEOC Financial Review 59 (2024), Spencer C. Barnes.
• Employee approval of CEOs and firm value: Evidence from employees’ choice awards Journal of Corporate Finance 78 (2023), Spencer C. Barnes, Yingmei Cheng.
• Killing in the stock market: Evidence from organ donations Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance 32 (2021), Spencer C. Barnes.

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