James P. Weston is an assistant professor of finance at Rice University. He joined the Jones School faculty in 2000. He currently teaches the first year MBA finance elective which focuses on valuation, corporate finance, and financial modeling. His research covers a wide array of corporate finance issues from banking to stock market liquidity and risk management. His research articles have appeared in many of the leading academic finance publications and have been widely cited in the popular press. He is a former assistant economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Virginia.
Scholarly Areas
Economics, Corporate Finance, Market Microstructure, Risk Management
Teaching Areas
Corporate Finance, Stock Markets in General