Tunde Kovacs

Education

PhD in Finance, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
MBA in Finance, Budapest University of Economics
BS in Business Administration, Budapest University of Economics

Research and Teaching Interests

Professor Kovacs has taught courses in investments, international financial management, derivatives, and corporate finance. Her research interests include information assimilation in financial markets, trading imbalance, security issues, and capital structure.

Awards and Honors

Awarded Outstanding Finance paper award at the 2012 Eastern Finance Association meeting. “Investor Recognition and Seasoned Equity Offers,” co-authored with Don Autore.

Selected Presentations

Kovacs, T. (Presenter & Author), EFMA Annual Conference 2010, "The economic consequences of deregulation in the market for seasoned equity,” European Financial Management Association, Aarhus, Denmark. (June 2010).

Kovacs, T. (Presenter & Author), Boston Area Finance Symposium, Northeastern University, Northeastern University. (April 9, 2010).

Kovacs, T. (Author Only), Autore, D. (Presenter & Author), Billingsley, R. S. (Author Only), FMA Annual Meeting 2009, "Short Sale Constraints, Dispersion of Opinion, and Market Quality: Evidence from the Short Sale Ban on U.S. Financial Stocks," Financial Management Association, Reno, NV. (October 2009).

Autore, D. (Author Only), Hobbs, J. (Presenter & Author), Kovacs, T. (Author Only), Sharma, V. (Author Only), Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, "Do shareholder rights represent a risk factor?," Eastern Finance Association, Washington, DC. (May 2, 2009).

Kovacs, T. (Author Only), Autore, D. (Author Only), Hobbs, J. (Author Only), Sharma, V. (Presenter & Author), Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, "Do shareholder rights represent a risk factor?," Midwest Finance Association, Chicago, IL. (March 2009).

Kovacs, T. (Presenter & Author), Autore, D. (Author Only), Hutton, I. (Author Only), FMA Annual Meeting, "Certification and opportunism in seasoned equity offerings," Financial Management Association, Dallas, TX.

Kovacs, T. (Presenter & Author), FMA European Meeting, "Intra-industry information transfers and the post-earnings announcement drift," Financial Management Association, Prague.

Kovacs, T. (Presenter & Author), Financial Management Association Annual Meeting 2007, Financial Management Association, Orlando.

Kovacs, T. (Presenter & Author), Southern Finance Association Meeting, Southern Finance Association, Destin, FL.

Kovacs, T. (Presenter & Author), Financial Management Association Annual Meeting 2006, Financial Management Association, Salt Lake City.

Industry and Academic Experience

Prior to enrolling in her doctoral studies, Professor Kovacs worked as a consultant at the Investment and Trade Development Agency of Hungary, assisting foreign investors in Hungary and promoting trade between Hungarian and international businesses.

Professional Services

Professor Kovacs serves as Ad Hoc Reviewer for the Journal of Economics and Business. She was on the Financial Management Association’s 2007 annual meeting program committee. Professor Kovacs is also a member of several professional organizations, including the American Finance Association and the Financial Management Association.

Mailing Address

Tunde Kovacs
418 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts  02115-5000