Dr. Azizjon ALIMOV

Professor Alimov received his MBA in finance from Central Michigan University and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Oregon, U.S.A.. Prior to joining the Department of Economics and Finance at the City University of Hong Kong, he was an assistant professor of finance at the University of Arizona (visiting) and California State University-Fullerton. His areas of research include corporate finance, law and finance, and international finance, including international mergers and acquisitions, bank loan contracting, and corporate governance.

• Corporate Finance
• Capital Structure
• Corporate Cash Policy
• Mergers and Acquisitions

Working Papers

• Alimov (August 2011), "Managerial incentives and corporate fraud: evidence from newly public firms".

Teaching Areas

• Corporate Finance
• Mergers and Acquisitions

Participating in or organising a conference / an event

Presented Conference Papers

• Alimov (January 2015), "Does product market competition discipline managers? Evidence from exogenous trade shock and corporate acquisitions", presented at American Finance Association Annual Meeting, American Finance Association, Boston, USA.
• Alimov and Michael Hertzel (ASU) (July 2013), "Legal Institutions and capital raising activities of newly public firms", presented at China International Conference in Finance, China Center for Financial Research (CCFR), Shanghai, China.
• Alimov (July 2013), "Labor Market Regulations and Cross-Border Mergers", presented at Asian Finance Association Annual Meeting, Asian Finance Association, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
• Alimov (July 2013), "Labor Protection Laws and Bank Loan Contracting", presented at Asian Finance Association Annual Meeting, Asian Finance Association, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
• Alimov (July 2012), "Product market competition and the value of corporate cash: Evidence from trade liberalization", presented at China International Conference in Finance, China Center for Financial Research (CCFR), Chongqing, China.
• Alimov (January 2009), "Do Favorable Market Conditions Lead to Costly Decisions to Go Public?", presented at American Finance Association Annual Meeting, American Finance Association, San Francisco, USA.