Faculty Profile for Dr. Augustine Tarkom

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Dr. Augustine Tarkom
Assistant Professor — Finance & Economics
Assistant Professor — Finance & Economics
MCOY 504
phone: (512) 245-2547

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Tarkom, A., Nochebuena-Evans, L., & Wang, H. (2025). The effectiveness of female chief financial officers in managing working capital: Evidence from US-listed firms. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2025.e00549
  • Nochebuena-Evans, L., Evans, Jr, R. D., & Tarkom, A. (2025). The Role of Social Capital on Corporate Social Anti-Activism and Firm Stock Price: Evidence from DEI Program Elimination. Economics Letters. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112376
  • Tarkom, A., Kock, N., & Ujah, N. (2025). Religious and Linguistic Diversity: Opportunity or Threat to Working Capital Management? Review of Corporate Finance, 5(1–2), 199–244. https://doi.org/10.1561/114.00000057
  • Kock, N., & Tarkom, A. (2024). A theoretical concept of cryptocurrencies employing proof of socially beneficial work. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123628
  • Tarkom, A., & Yang, L. (2024). Presidential economic approval rating and trade credit. International Review of Financial Analysis, 93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2024.103236

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Paper Award in Investments, Southwestern Finance Association. February 12, 2025 - February 14, 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Discussant Award, Boca Corporate Finance and Governance 2022. December 2022 - Present

Selected Service Activities

Reviewer / Referee
Journal of Forecasting
2024-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Journal of International Money and Finance
2024-Present
Reviewer / Referee
North American Journal of Economics and Finance
2024-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Research in Transportation Economics
2024-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Program Committee-Financial Management Association
2024-Present