Petra Sinagl
Assistant Professor
Primary Office
S376 Pappajohn Business Building
Introduction
Petra Sinagl is Assistant Professor of Finance at University of Iowa Tippie College of Business. Professor Sinagl earned a MSc. in financial economics from Maastricht University and a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Sydney. Prior to starting her PhD studies, she worked in the banking industry at multiple roles in credit risk management. Petra’s research interests are in asset pricing and macroeconomics with a particular interest in market frictions and agent heterogeneity.
Current Positions
- Assistant Professor, Finance
Education
- PhD in Finance, University of Sydney
- MS in Financial Economics, University of Maastricht
- BA in Economics, Charles University of Prague
Research Interests
- Equilibrium Asset pricing, Macro-finance, Innovation, Information Processing
Selected Awards & Honors
- Dean's Citation for Teaching - University of Sydney, 2018
- Runner-up, Best Paper Award - Financial Markets and Corporate Governance PhD Symposium, 2018
- Best Discussant Award - The International Accounting & Finance Doctoral Symposium, 2017
- EPRA Prize for the Best Paper in Listed Real Estate - European Real Estate Annual Conference, 2016
- Best Paper Award - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences Academic Conference, 2014
- Top 3% of Best Students Award - Maastricht University, 2011
- Top Thesis Award - Maastricht University, 2011
Selected Publications
- Alcock, J. & Sinagl, P. (2018). Asymmetric Dependence in Real Estate Investment Trusts: An Asset-Pricing Analysis. The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. 56 (2) pp. 183-216. DOI: 10.1007/s11146-016-9593-9.
- Alcock, J. & Andrlikova, P. (2017). Asymmetric Dependence, Persistence and Firm-Level Stock Return Predictability In Asymmetric Dependence in Finance: Diversification, Correlation and Portfolio Management in Market Downturns. pp. 198-220. John Wiley & Sons. DOI: 10.1002/9781119288992.ch9.
- Sinagl, P. & Alcock, J. (2022). International Determinants of Asymmetric Dependence in Investment Returns. Journal of International Money and Finance. 122.