Dr. Edward Rice

Associate Professor

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Biography

Edward Rice is an Associate Professor Emeritus at the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington. He has been involved in academia since 1979, with prior positions that include visiting associate professor at the University of Chicago and assistant professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles, an MBA, and a BA from the University of Rochester. His areas of expertise encompass corporate finance, corporate governance, dividend payout policy, economics, initial public offerings, managerial economics, microeconomics, and regulation. Rice has received numerous awards for his teaching excellence, including the Charles Summer Outstanding Teaching Award and recognition as Evening MBA Outstanding Professor in several years. He has served as an associate editor for the Journal of Financial Quantitative Analysis and has participated in various committees within the University of Washington's Business School. His current research focuses on correcting biases in discount rates used in capital budgeting and understanding how stock price changes during events affect shareholders differently.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor Emeritus

1979-01-01 — Present

University of Washington • Seattle, WA

Teaching and research in finance and business economics.

Visiting Associate Professor

1986-01-01 — 1988-01-01

University of Chicago •

Taught courses in finance.

Assistant Professor

1977-01-01 — 1979-01-01

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign •

Instructed students in financial principles.

Awards

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Evening MBA Professor Year

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Charles Summer Outstanding Teaching Award

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Evening MBA Professor Quarter Autumn

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Outstanding Professor, Evening MBA

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Evening MBA Core Professor Year

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Bank America Faculty Excellence Award

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.