Mihai Ion

Assistant Professor

mion@ou.edu
(405) 325-5591
Curriculum Vitae

About Ion

Mihai Ion is an Assistant Professor of Finance. His research lies at the intersection of corporate finance and asset pricing, with a particular focus on how various forms of uncertainty affect firm decision-making and market outcomes. His work has been published in the Journal of Financial Economics and the Review of Financial Studies, among others. Prior to joining the University of Oklahoma, he was a faculty member at the University of Arizona. He received his MBA and Ph.D. in Finance from Purdue University.

Research Areas

Policy uncertainty, corporate investments, international trade
Cross-sectional return predictability, factor models, behavioral asset pricing
Machine learning, reinforcement learning, causal inference

Education

Ph.D. Finance, Purdue University, 2013
Masters of Business Administration, Purdue University, 2008
B.S. Mathematics, Jacobs University Bremen, 2007

Publications

Gulen, M., & Ion, M. (2016). Policy uncertainty and corporate investment. The Review of Financial Studies, 29(3), 523-564.

Bonaime, A., Gulen, M., & Ion, M. (2018). Does policy uncertainty affect mergers and acquisitions? Journal of Financial Economics, 129(3), 531-558.

Cooper, M., Gulen, M., & Ion, M. (2024). The use of asset growth in empirical asset pricing models. Journal of Financial Economics, 151, 103746.

Gulen, M., Ion, M., Jens, S., & Rossi, L. (2024). Credit cycles, expectations, and corporate investment. The Review of Financial Studies, 37(11), 3335-3385.

Awards

Eller Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence, University of Arizona
Scrivner Teaching Award, University of Arizona
Award for Distinguished Teaching, Purdue University
Award for Outstanding Teaching, Purdue University

About OU's Price College of Business

The University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business has experienced significant growth over the past five years, becoming OU’s second-largest college with over 7,000 students. The college offers highly ranked undergraduate, master’s, executive and doctoral programs across six academic divisions. More information is available at price.ou.edu