Edward Van Wesep

 

Edward Van Wesep studies contracting and voting, in theory and practice.  Topics in contracting include severance agreements, signing bonuses, employee risk sharing and delegation of authority while topics in voting include defensive politics and alternatives to "majority rules" voting procedures.

 

Dr. Van Wesep teaches courses in microeconomics, game theory and contract theory.

 

He co-founded the financial services firm Risk Allocation Systems based in Redwood City, Calif. The company facilitates lower cost lending to underserved borrowers via propriatary risk mitigation contracting technology.  He also worked at Capital One Financial in Virginia and McKinsey & Co. in Chicago.

 

He received his PhD in economics in 2007 from Stanford University and a ScB in applied mathematics economics in 2003 from Brown University, graduating magna cum laude and Sigma Xi with departmental honors.

 

             

 

 Curriculum Vitae

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 Working Papers

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Severence Pay, Empire Building and the Prevention of Managerial Shenanigans.pdfSeverence Pay, Empire Building and the Prevention of Managerial Shenanigans
European Finance Association - August 2008
Southern Finance Association - November 2008 (TBD)
American Finance Association - January 2009 (TBD)
Pay (Be)fore Performance- The Signing Bonus as an Incentive Device.pdfPay (Be)fore Performance- The Signing Bonus as an Incentive Device
American Finance Association - January 2009 (TBD)
Managerial Ownership and Employee Borne Risk.pdfManagerial Ownership and Employee Borne Risk
Defensive Politics.pdfDefensive Politics
A Test of 'Confidence Ehanced Performance'.pdfA Test of 'Confidence Ehanced Performance'

 Recent Media Appearances

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1/30/2009Credit companies slash credit limits
WTVD ABC 11
1/15/2009Hope for Housing?
WUNC's The State of Things
12/5/2008What else can the government do?
Carrboro Citizen
10/14/2008Bush announces US$250B plan to buy bank shares
CTV British Columbia
10/7/2008Your investments: Advice on protecting your nest egg
Fayetteville Observer
9/16/2008Financial markets meltdown
WUNC's The State of Things
8/14/2008Making Sense of the Economy
WUNC's The State of Things
7/16/2008All Eyes on Oil
FOX Business NewsNews' The Glick Report
7/16/2008Will Time Fix the Problem?, Part I
FOX Business News
7/16/2008Will Time Fix the Problem?, Part II
FOX Business News
12/27/2007The Year in Review: Money
WUNC's The State of Things
9/20/2008Higher Prices for Higher Education
ABC's "Good Morning America"
11/30/2008Restoring the Economy
CTV News
3/26/2009Special Report: Where Are The Loans?
NBC 17