Biography
Associate Professor, Finance
BScEE (New Brunswick); MBA, PhD (McMaster); CFA; PEng
Dr. Andrew Carrothers is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Faculty of Business. He teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the areas of corporate, international, personal, and entrepreneurial finance. He holds a PhD in Finance from McMaster University. His primary research
interest is corporate governance, with a particular focus on hedge fund activism and executive compensation. He is also active with research on financial literacy.
Prior to joining UPEI, Andrew gained extensive work experience as a senior manager at an S&P 500 company. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder and is a member of Professional Engineers Ontario.
Recent Publications
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Changing attitudes toward executive perquisites: Indications from TARP
- Journal of Business and Economics, 2019
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Impact of public scrutiny on executive compensation
- Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, 2019
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Economic loss analysis to Prince Edward Island resulting from a prolonged closure of the Confederation Bridge
- Canadian Journal of Regional Science = Revue canadienne des sciences régionales, 2018
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Shareholder activism
- Canadian Securities Institute Research Foundation Journal, 2018
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An empirical evaluation of the determinants of executive perks at S&P 500 firms
- Global Journal of Research in Management, 2017
Research Classification
- no classification
Research Interests
- Corporate governance
- Hedge fund activism
- Executive compensation
- Financial literacy education
Current Scholars in Business
