Dr. Luke Taylor

Professor

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Biography

Luke Taylor is a Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and an MBA and an AB from Princeton University. Professor Taylor's research primarily focuses on empirical corporate finance and asset management, emphasizing structural estimation in corporate finance and understanding the skills of key financial actors such as CEOs and active fund managers. His work has been published in leading academic journals, including the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Review of Financial Studies, as well as in popular financial media such as the Wall Street Journal, CNN Money, and Forbes. His research has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the Fama-DFA Prize for his paper in the Journal of Financial Economics and the Rothschild Caesarea Center Paper Award. In addition to his research, Professor Taylor serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Financial Economics and the Review of Finance. He has taught courses in Venture Capital and Finance Innovation to undergraduate, MBA, and executive MBA students at Wharton.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Wharton Doctoral programs cover fields like Finance, Marketing, Management, and Operations, Information and Decisions.