From the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship…
January 2024 Research Highlights reported by the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
Timothy F. Page, PhD recently published two articles providing guidance on the allocation of opioid overdose prevention and treatment resources during pandemic shutdowns. The first was published in Population Health Management titled “Disparities in Emergency Department Visits for Opioid and Stimulant Overdoses in Florida During COVID-19” and the second is currently in-press at HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine. Both papers provide recommendations to policymakers and clinicians to prevent spikes in opioid overdoses during times of pandemic shutdown, such as the spike in overdoses that occurred during COVID-19.
Barri Litt, PhD, CPA published a paper entitled “Cybersecurity Breach at a Big 4 Accounting Firm: Effects on Auditor Reputation” in the American Accounting Association’s highly acclaimed Journal of Information Systems. With recent global focus on cybersecurity and changes to cyber risk disclosure requirements in corporate filings, this novel research furthers our understanding of the wider implications of data breaches from a market and auditing perspective. Since its very recent publication, the paper has already been cited, with anticipated continued attention for its timely contribution to the intersection of technology and accounting research.
Emre Kuvvet, PhD holds the position of Professor of Finance at the J. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship. His primary research focus revolves around matters concerning the Federal Reserve and Financial Markets. One of Dr. Kuvvet’s recent studies, titled “What is in the Federal Reserve’s Doomsday Book?” is set to be published in the Independent Review. This research delves into the “Doomsday Book,” an internal document guiding the Federal Reserve’s actions during emergencies. Notably, the contents of the Book have been disclosed to the public for the first time. Dr. Kuvvet also authored an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal based on this paper, titled “Sun Shines on Fed ‘Doomsday Book‘”. The Op-Ed has been cited in another Wall Street Journal article titled “Digital Currency and the Fed’s ‘Doomsday Book‘”.
Additionally, his research titled “Political Affiliations of Federal Reserve Economists” was published in The Independent Review. This study investigates the political homogeneity of Federal Reserve economists and its potential implications on the economy. Dr. Kuvvet also penned an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal based on this paper, titled “How politicized is the Federal Reserve?“, which is cited in the WSJ Editorial titled “The humbling of the Federal Reserve” and in “The censor, the bureaucrat, and the Fed Economist“.
Furthermore, Dr. Kuvvet’s forthcoming research, titled “Celebrity SPACs: Advantageous, or Gimmicky?” is expected to be published in the Journal of Investing. This study explores the impact of celebrity involvement in special purpose acquisition companies and has been featured in a Bloomberg article titled “Who Gets Paid for Not Cutting Down Trees?“.
His body of work extends to features in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, the Guardian, and the CFA Digest, among other notable publications. Dr. Kuvvet is also a research fellow at a think tank in California.