Riza Emekter, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Finance (Finance)

emekter@rmu.edu 412-397-5458 phone (M) 412-397-2172 fax Massey Hall 214

Educational Background

• Master of Science, Finance, Texas Tech University, 1995
• Ph.D., Finance, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2004

Area of Expertise/Research

• Investment: Asset allocation and derivatives

Publications

• Emekter, R. & Jirasakuldech, B. & Went, P. (2012). Rational Speculative Bubbles and Comodities Markets.  Applied Financial Economics, 22, 581-596.
  
• Jirasakuldech, B. & Emekter, R. (2012). Non-linear Dynamics and Chaos Behaviours in the Reit Industry: A pre- and post-1993 Comparisons.  Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, 18(1), 57-77.
• Emekter, Riza, Jirasakuldech, Benjamas, and Sean Snaith. Non-Linear Dynamics in Foreign Exchange Excess Returns. Journal of Multinational Financial Management, 2009, 19, 179-192
• Emekter, Riza, John Geppert, and Benjamas Jirasakuldech, ?The Effect of Government Debt Quantity Shocks on the Term Structure of Interest? Journal of Business and Economics Research, 2007, 5(1), 67-88.
• Jirasakuldech, Benjamas, Sean Snaith, and Riza Emekter, ?Panel Cointegration Approach to the Relation between Spot and Future Commodity Prices?, Review of Futures Market, 2008, 17(3), 247-274
• Jirasakuldech, Benjamas, Robert Campbell, and Riza Emekter ?Conditional Volatility of Equity Real Estate Investment Trust Returns: A Pre-and Post-1993 Comparison?, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics 38 (2), 2009

Schedule of Courses
Schedule Book for All Active and Available Future Terms, Emekter, Riza

Fall 2013 Course-Section Time Days Loc Instructor Session Seats FINA3150-A 02:00-03:15 PM T R M Emekter 1 (08/26-12/14/13) 11 Seats FINA4260-A 11:00-12:15 PM T R M Emekter 1 (08/26-12/14/13) 14 Seats MBAD6120-A 06:00-10:00 PM W M Emekter 3 (08/26-10/17/13) 29 Seats