Faculty Profile for Dr. Emmanuel Alanis

Dr. Emmanuel Alanis
Associate Professor — Finance & Economics
MCOY 504
phone: (512) 245-2547
Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Alanis, E. (2022). Forecasting Betas with Random Forests. Applied Economics Letters, 29(12), 1134–1138.
- Alanis, E., Payne, J., & Picard, J. (2020). Managing for Ratings: Real Effects of a Corporate Ratings Criteria Change. Journal of Financial Research, 43(4), 821–845.
- Alanis, E., & Quijano, M. (2019). Investment–Cash Flow Sensitivity and the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978. North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 48, 746–756.
- Alanis, E., Chava, S., & Kumar, P. (2018). Shareholder bargaining power, debt overhang, and investment. Review of Corporate Finance Studies, 7(2), 276–318.
- Alanis, E., Chava, S., & Regenstein, J. K. (2024). A Practical Guide to Macroeconomic Data with Python. Retrieved from https://quantamental-python.com/
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Department of Finance and Economics Award for Excellence in Research, Department of Finance and Economics. May 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Service, McCoy College of Business Administration. 2019
- Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Award for Service, Texas State University. March 1, 2019
- Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching, McCoy College of Business Administration. 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: Department of Finance and Economics Award for Excellence in Service, Department of Finance and Economics. May 2018
Selected Service Activities
Reviewer / Referee
International Review of Financial Analysis
January 2024-Present
Faculty Advisor
The PhD Project
2023-Present
Reviewer / Referee
North American Journal of Economics and Finance
2020-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Journal of Financial Research
2020-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Economics Letters
2017-Present