Ayako Yasuda

Professor of Finance, University of California, Davis

Education

Stanford University

Ph.D., Department of Economics

Stanford, California, United States of America

Experience

University of California

Professor of Finance / July, 2009Present

Publications

The Economics of Private Equity Funds

Review of Financial Studies / Apr 22, 2010

Metrick, A., & Yasuda, A. (2010). The Economics of Private Equity Funds. Review of Financial Studies, 23(6), 2303–2341. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhq020

Venture Capital and Other Private Equity: A Survey

Dec 01, 2010

Metrick, A., & Yasuda, A. (2010). Venture Capital and Other Private Equity: A Survey. https://doi.org/10.3386/w16652

Impact investing

Journal of Financial Economics / Jan 01, 2021

Barber, B. M., Morse, A., & Yasuda, A. (2021). Impact investing. Journal of Financial Economics, 139(1), 162–185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2020.07.008

The role of institutional investors in propagating the crisis of 2007–2008

Journal of Financial Economics / Jun 01, 2012

Manconi, A., Massa, M., & Yasuda, A. (2012). The role of institutional investors in propagating the crisis of 2007–2008. Journal of Financial Economics, 104(3), 491–518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2011.05.011

Do Bank Relationships Affect the Firm's Underwriter Choice in the Corporate-Bond Underwriting Market?

The Journal of Finance / May 03, 2005

YASUDA, A. (2005). Do Bank Relationships Affect the Firm’s Underwriter Choice in the Corporate-Bond Underwriting Market? The Journal of Finance, 60(3), 1259–1292. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2005.00761.x

The Effectiveness of Reputation as a Disciplinary Mechanism in Sell-Side Research

Review of Financial Studies / Jan 08, 2009

Fang, L., & Yasuda, A. (2009). The Effectiveness of Reputation as a Disciplinary Mechanism in Sell-Side Research. Review of Financial Studies, 22(9), 3735–3777. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhn116

Venture Capital and Other Private Equity: a Survey

European Financial Management / May 22, 2011

Metrick, A., & Yasuda, A. (2011). Venture Capital and Other Private Equity: a Survey. European Financial Management, 17(4), 619–654. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-036x.2011.00606.x

Are Stars’ Opinions Worth More? The Relation Between Analyst Reputation and Recommendation Values

Journal of Financial Services Research / Oct 26, 2013

Fang, L. H., & Yasuda, A. (2013). Are Stars’ Opinions Worth More? The Relation Between Analyst Reputation and Recommendation Values. Journal of Financial Services Research, 46(3), 235–269. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10693-013-0178-y

Interim fund performance and fundraising in private equity

Journal of Financial Economics / Apr 01, 2017

Barber, B. M., & Yasuda, A. (2017). Interim fund performance and fundraising in private equity. Journal of Financial Economics, 124(1), 172–194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2017.01.001

Supply uncertainty of the bond investor base and the leverage of the firm

Journal of Financial Economics / Oct 01, 2013

Massa, M., Yasuda, A., & Zhang, L. (2013). Supply uncertainty of the bond investor base and the leverage of the firm. Journal of Financial Economics, 110(1), 185–214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2013.04.011

Bank relationships and underwriter competition: Evidence from Japan

Journal of Financial Economics / Nov 01, 2007

Yasuda, A. (2007). Bank relationships and underwriter competition: Evidence from Japan. Journal of Financial Economics, 86(2), 369–404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2006.08.006

Private Company Valuations by Mutual Funds

Review of Finance / May 31, 2022

Agarwal, V., Barber, B., Cheng, S., Hameed, A., & Yasuda, A. (2022). Private Company Valuations by Mutual Funds. Review of Finance. https://doi.org/10.1093/rof/rfac037

Japan's Financial Regulatory Responses to the Global Financial Crisis

World Scientific-Now Publishers Series in Business / Oct 26, 2015

Harada, K., Hoshi, T., Imai, M., Koibuchi, S., & Yasuda, A. (2015). Japan’s Financial Regulatory Responses to the Global Financial Crisis. The First Great Financial Crisis of the 21st Century, 145–166. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814651257_0006

Rotating Japanese Managers in American Subsidiaries of Japanese Firms: A Challenge for American Employment Discrimination Law

Stanford Law Review / Feb 01, 1993

Mullen, E. M. (1993). Rotating Japanese Managers in American Subsidiaries of Japanese Firms: A Challenge for American Employment Discrimination Law. Stanford Law Review, 45(3), 725. https://doi.org/10.2307/1229011

A Model of Private Equity Fund Compensation

The Global Macro Economy and Finance / Jan 01, 2012

Choi, W. W., Metrick, A., & Yasuda, A. (2012). A Model of Private Equity Fund Compensation. The Global Macro Economy and Finance, 271–286. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137034250_15

Capital Market Regulation in Japan after the Global Financial Crisis

World Scientific Studies in International Economics / Nov 04, 2015

Hoshi, T., & Yasuda, A. (2015). Capital Market Regulation in Japan after the Global Financial Crisis. The New International Financial System, 165–195. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814678339_0007

Business Ethics in the Banking Industry: Some Remarks

Financial Competition, Risk and Accountability / Jan 01, 2001

Wagner, A. (2001). Business Ethics in the Banking Industry: Some Remarks. Financial Competition, Risk and Accountability, 136–145. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-65236-5_8

Texas Private Equity Conference 2022: Session I: The State of and Prospects for U.S. Private Equity

Journal of Applied Corporate Finance / Sep 01, 2022

Hall, R., & Lee, K. (2022). Texas Private Equity Conference 2022: Session I: The State of and Prospects for U.S. Private Equity. Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 34(3), 58–63. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/jacf.12516

A Model of Private Equity Fund Compensation

Nov 01, 2011

Choi, W. W., Metrick, A., & Yasuda, A. (2011). A Model of Private Equity Fund Compensation. https://doi.org/10.3386/w17568

Marriage and Divorce: Changes and Their Driving Forces

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Working Paper Series / Feb 01, 2007

Stevenson, B., & Wolfers, J. (2007). Marriage and Divorce: Changes and Their Driving Forces. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Working Paper Series, 1.000-40.000. https://doi.org/10.24148/wp2007-03

Links & Social Media

Research Interests

Private Equity/Venture Capital
Sustainable Finance
Entrepreneurship
Asset Management
Intermediation
Economics and Econometrics
Finance
Accounting
Strategy and Management
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Law
General Medicine
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
General Environmental Science
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