Robert Rainish


Faculty Member
Robert Rainish, Ph.D.
Title: Professor of Finance
College: College of Business
Dept: Economics and Finance
Phone: 203.932.7363
Email:

rrainish@newhaven.edu   

Office:

300 Boston Post Rd.
West Haven Ct. 06516


Education

Ph.D        Finance         City University of New York         1982   
       
M.B.A.                         Bernard Baruch College              1974

B.A.        Economics       City College of New York            1970

Published Books and Articles

  • “Tests of Contrarian and Momentum Trading Rules on Stocks in Industrial Sectors,” Boynton, Oppenheimer, Rainish and Reid, Journal of Financial and Economic Practice, Spring 2005.

  • “Performance of European Focused Mutual Funds,” Pushner, Rainish and Coogan, American Business Review, 2002.

  • “Relationship Between Portfolio Returns to Economic and Monetary Variables,” Rainish and Duong.  It was accepted for publication with revisions by American Business Review.  Journal ceased publication prior to accepting revisions, 2002.

  • “Performance of Latin American Focused Mutual Funds,” Pushner and Rainish, American Business Review, 2001.

  • "Implications of Index Arbitrage Trading on Monetary Policy and Financial Valuation," American Business Review, June, 1989.

Courses Taught

FI 630 Corporate Finance (MBA and EMBA)
FI 602 Corporate Valuation and Strategy
FI 625 Advanced Capital Markets

Other

Working Papers and Notes:

“Financial Framework for Global Investment and Implication”, 2007

“Market Indexed Salary Model for University Faculty”, 2007

Investment Strategies and Techniques, last revised 2007

Goal of the Firm - Maximizing Shareholder and the Allocation of Operational Activity and Organizational Architecture – July, 2006

Implications of Globalization on Corporations and Society December, 2005

Impact of Developing Countries (China, Russia, India, Brazil, etc.) and Technology on Operating Leverage and Profitability - A Revisit to Old Concepts 2004, Revised November 2005

Free Trade or Not To Free Is the Question?  Is Fair Trade the Answer? 2005

E-Business and Business Strategy May 2003

“Analysis of the Economic Impact of Casino Gambling on the State of Connecticut”, Jan, 2003

Collapse of Enron – Cost of Financial Illiteracy and Risk Management Failure, 2002

Financial Models, Economic Models and Foreign Exchange Models, revised 2002


Presentations:

Working paper titled: “Financial Framework for Global Investment and Implications” presented on November 7th 2007 at the UNH College of Business Research Forum

Presenter and discussant on the U.S. Sub-prime mortgage market ands its future implications, UNH’s Research Lecture Series, April 17, 2007.

“Sub-prime Loan Market and the Future of Mortgage Lending” Presentation to EPI Mortgage Center’s Annual Meetings on March 14, 2007

“Market Indexed Salary Model for University Faculty,” Working Paper 2006, Revised 2007.  Presented to University of New Haven Faculty Forum.

Presentation and Discussion with Steve Shapiro of “Impact of Developing Countries (China, Russia, India, Brazil, etc.) and Technology on Operating Leverage and Profitability - A Revisit to Old Concepts,” by Rainish and “Where Ricardo and Mill Rebut and Confirm Arguments of Mainstream Economics Supporting Globalization,” by Paul Samuelson, at University of New Haven Research Forum, April 2004.

Presentation of “Impact of Developing Countries (China, Russia, India, Brazil, etc.) and Technology on Operating Leverage and Profitability - A Revisit to Old Concepts,” at CRA RogersCasey, Darien, January, 2004

Presentation of “Relationship Between Portfolio Returns to Economic and Monetary Variables,” Rainish and Duong at the Northeast Business and Economics Association Conference, 2002.

Consulting:
Past consultant activities with Electric Boat, subsidiary of General Dynamics, Pequot Academy, subsidiary of Foxwoods Casino, Backus Hospital and Hartford Claim Business Group of the Hartford Insurance company 

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