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Jarjisu Sa-Aadu

Professor
Chester A. Phillips Professor of Business Finance and Real Estate
Finance
S272  John Pappajohn Bus Bldg
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1994
Ph: 319-335-0930
Fax: 319-335-3690
E-mail: jsa-aadu@uiowa.edu

Academic History

  • PhD in Finance and Real Estate, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980
  • MBA in Finance and Real Estate, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1976
  • BS in Economics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 1973

Expertise

  • Fixed Income Securities
  • Mortgage Choice and Mortgage Pricing
  • Real Estate Finance and Investments
  • Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs)
  • Structured Finance/Asset-backed securitization

Awards

  • Regents Award for Faculty Excellence, University of Iowa, August 2006
  • Dean's Teaching Award, Henry B. Tippie College of Business, May 2006
  • Editor of Special Issue of Journal of Real Estate Research, The American Real Estate Society, April 1998
  • Outstanding Contribution as Co-Editor, American Real Estate Society, March 1996
  • Homer Hoyt Post Doctoral Award, Weimer School for Advanced Studies in Real Estate, January 1989
  • Old Gold Fellowship, University of Iowa, June 1987
  • Louisiana State Research Grant, Louisiana State University, September 1986
  • Old Gold Fellowship, University of Iowa, August 1983
  • Old Gold Fellowship, University of Iowa, August 1982

Selected Publications

Working Papers

  • Auction with Preferential Right and Endogenous Entry: An Empirical Analysis of Taiwan Land Auction, Jay Sa-Aadu
  • REIT Stock Volatility during the Fianncial Crisis, Jay Sa-Aadu

    Other Work

      Prior Positions

      • Visiting Professor of Finance, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 2006
      • Professor of Finance, The University of Iowa, 1994
      • Associate Dean, School of Management, Henry B. Tippie College of Business, The University of Iowa, June 2008 - May 2013
      • Visiting Professor of Finance and Real Estate, Hanken School of Bsuiness, Helsinki, Finland, 2004 - 2011
      • Visiting Professior of Finance and Real Estate, City University of Hong Kong, 2000 - 2006
      • DEO, Department of Finance, The University of Iowa, July 1982 - June 2004
      • Associate Professor, The University of Iowa, August 1988 - July 1994
      • Associate Professor of Finance and Real Estate, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, August 1988 - August 1990
      • Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, August 1986 - May 1987
      • Assistant Professor of Finance, The University of Iowa, August 1981 - May 1987
      • Business Specialist, Small Business Development Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, August 1979 - July 1981
      • Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, August 1977 - July 1979
      • Teaching Assistant, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, September 1973 - July 1974

      Review and Editorial Work

      • Referee, Real Estate Economics, 2003 - current
      • Referee, National Science Foundation, 2006

      Professional Affiliations

      • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Housing Studies, 2001 - current
      • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Housing Research, 1998 - current
      • Editorial Board Member, Real Estate Economics, 1992 - current
      • Review Panels, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 1982 - current

      Presentations

      • The Causes and Consequences of Subprime Mortgage Financial Crisis, Allied Social Sciences/American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association , San Francisco
      • Real Estate Financial Markets and Economic Development, Shelter Afrique, Nairobi, Kenya, Febraury 23-25, 2007
      • REIT Stock Price Volatility during the Financial Crisis, ASSA/AREUEA San Diego, 2013, Allied Social Sciences, San Diego, January 2013
      • Finding Financial Stability in Turbulent Real Estate Markets, Asian Finance Association Annual Meeting, Asian Finance Association Annual Meeting, July 2012
      • The Future of Global Real Estate Investments in the Next decade, National Chenghu University Real Estate Conference, National Chenghu University, Taipei, Taiwan, July 2012
      • Expalining REIT Stock Price Volatility, ASSA , ASSA, New Orleans, July 2011
      • A Decade of Living Dangerously: The Causes and Consequences of the Mortgage and Financial Crises, Allied Social Science Association Meetings, San Francisco, CA, January 2009
      • A Decade of Living Dangerously: The Causes and Consequences of the Mortgage and Financial Crises, Subprime Housing Crisis Symposium, Iowa City, IA, October 2008
      • The Application of Real Options in Real Estate Development, Public-Private Partner in Dubai, November 2005
      • The Role of Portfolio of Diversification Revisited, City University, Hong Kong, July 2002

      Committees and Professional Service

      • Dean Advisory Committee, 2006-current
      • Diversity Committee, 2006-current
      • Honorary Degree Selection Committee, 2006-current
      • Commitee on the Selction of Central Academic Officials, 2005-current
      • Fauclty Senate, 2005-current
      • Presidential Search Committee, 2007