Nafeesa Yunus, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Finance and Real Estate
Harry Y Wright Chair in Finance
Harry Y Wright Chair in Finance
T.Rowe Price Excellence in Teaching Finance
Phone: 410.837.4979
E-mail: nyunus@ubalt.edu
Personal Web Site: https://sites.google.com/site/nafeesayunus2/
Education:
- Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington
- M.B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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Bio
Dr. Nafeesa Yunus earned her B.S. and MBA in Finance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Texas at Arlington. Her dissertation was completed in 2007, and the title of her dissertation is "Diversification benefits of real estate assets and equity assets in a regional and global perspective". Her supervisor was Dr. Peggy E. Swanson. Dr. Yunus joined UB in the Fall of 2008.
Research interests: Her research interests revolve around Financial Econometrics, Asset pricing, Time-series econometric models, International Finance, Financial contagion, Portfolio strategy, Globalization of capital markets, Real estate investments, and the Housing market. She has published articles in reputable academic journals in Finance, Economics, and Real Estate including:
International Review of Finance, Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Real Estate Economics, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Journal of Real Estate Research, Journal of Property Research, Journal of Property Investment and Finance and Applied Economics.
Teaching interests: Financial Management, Business Valuation, Corporate Finance, Investments, Financial Markets and Institutions, Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Investments.
Dr. Yunus has taught several preparations at UB both online and face-to-face at the Graduate and Undergraduate levels. They include: (1) Real Estate Finance (FIN 471) Face to Face, (2) Real Estate Investments (FIN 470) Face to Face, (3) Real Estate Principles and Transactions (REED 312) Face to Face (4) Financial Management (FIN 331) Online and Face to Face (5) Graduate level Financial Management (FIN 504) Online (6) Real Estate Investments (FIN 750) both online and f2f, (7) Real estate market analysis (8) Graduate level Financial Management and Corporate Finance (FIN 640) (FIN 605) both online and f2f , (9) (FIN 625) both online f2f and (10) FIN (755) Real Estate Finance Graduate.
Service: Dr. Yunus serves and has served on various committees at UB including the Undergraduate curriculum committee, the Faculty development committee, the Civility committee, University research council. She has also been the secretary of the Senate. She is an active reviewer who serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Real Estate Research, Journal of Property Research, and the Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management.
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Research Interests
Dr. Yunus's Research interests: Dr. Yunus's research interests revolve around Financial Econometrics, Asset pricing, Time-series econometric models, International finance, Financial contagion, Portfolio strategy, Globalization of capital markets, Real estate investments, and the Housing market.
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Teaching Interests
Dr. Yunus's Teaching interests:
Financial Management, Business Valuation, Corporate Finance, Investments, Financial Markets and institutions, Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Investments.
Dr. Yunus has taught several preparations at UB both online and face to face at the Graduate and Undergraduate levels. They include: (1) Real Estate Finance (FIN 471) Face to Face, (2) Real Estate Investments (FIN 470) Face to Face, (3) Real Estate Principles and Transactions (REED 312) Face to Face (4) Financial Management (FIN 331) Online and Face to Face (5) Graduate level Financial Management (FIN 504) Online (6) Real Estate Investments (FIN 750) both online and f2f , (7) Real estate market analysis and (8) Graduate level Financial Management and Corporate Finance (FIN 640) (FIN 605) and (9) (FIN 625) and (10) FIN (755) Real Estate Finance Graduate. -
Recent Publications
Intellectual Contributions
Refereed Journal Articles
Yunus, N. (2023). Long-run and short-run impact of the U.S. economy on stock, bond and housing markets: An evaluation of U.S. and six major economies. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. 90. 211-232.
Yunus, N. (2023). Co-movement among oil, stock, bond and housing markets: An analysis of U.S., Asian, and European economies. International Review of Finance. 23(2 ), 393-436.
Yunus, N. (2020). Commonalities across commercial real estate indexes.. Applied Economics. 52(30), 3274-3290.
Yunus, N. (2020). Time-varying linkages among gold, stock, bond and real estate.. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. 77,. 165-185.
Yunus, N. (2019). Dynamic linkages among U.S. real estate sectors before and after the housing crisis. The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. 58. 264-289.
Presentations
Yunus, N. American Real Estate Society 2024, ARES 2024, Orlando, Florida. (2024).
Yunus, N. American Real Estate Society 2023, "Dynamic linkages between oil and global securitized property markets," ARES 2023, San Antonio, Texas. (2023).
Yunus, N. RED Talks (2022), "Dynamic co-movement among U.S.and selected Emerging and Frontier European stock markets," University of Baltimore, (2022).
Yunus, N. American Real Estate Society 2022, "Dynamic co-movement Across European Property markets: A closer look at the sovereign debt crisis," ARES 2022, Coconut Point, Florida. (2022).
Yunus, N. American Real Estate Society, "Response of global stock, bond and housing markets to U.S. macroeconomic shocks," American Real Estate Society, Virtual. (2021).
Yunus, N. RED Talks, "International stock market integration during the COVID-19 pandemic," University of Baltimore, (2021).
Yunus, N. RED Talks, "Response of global stock, bond and housing markets to US macroeconomic shocks.," University of Baltimore, (2020).
Yunus, N. American Real Estate Society, "The effects of oil shocks on asset markets (Tentative title) reserved because of publication review.," American Real Estate Society, Arizona. (2019).
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
Yunus, Nafeesa , "Summer REACH Award 2021" Sponsored by MSB, The University of Baltimore, (2021).
Yunus, Nafeesa , "Summer REACH Award" Sponsored by MSB, The University of Baltimore, (2020).
Yunus, Nafeesa , "Summer REACH Award" Sponsored by MSB, The University of Baltimore, (2019).
Research in Progress
"Analyzing co-movements among states and cities. (Tentative title)" (On-Going)
"Common stochastic trends in housing markets. (Tentative title)" (On-Going)
"Common stochastic trends in emerging housing markets.(Tentative title)"
"Convergence of real interest rates: A global perspective. (Tentative title)" (On-Going)
"Dynamic co-movement across European property markets: A closer look at the sovereign debt crisis.(Tentative title)"
"Dynamic co-movement among U.S. and selected Emerging and Frontier European stock markets (Tentative title)" (Writing Results)
"Effects of the Chinese crisis on stock markets (Tentative title)" (Writing Results)
"Impact of securitized real estate in portfolios. (Tentative title)" (On-Going)
"Portfolio development strategies for investors. (Tentative title)" (On-Going)
"Portfolio diversification benefits across emerging markets: Evidence based on regime switching models. (Tentative title)" (On-Going)
"Reaction of stock prices to dividend shocks: A comparative analysis across major economies.(Tentative title)"
"The impact of economic policy uncertainty on global real estate and stock markets (tentative title)."
"The oil price-inflation nexus: A comparative analysis of developed and emerging economies.(Tentative title)"
"U.S., China and global stock market integration: An analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic (Tentative title)" (Writing Results)
"Volatility clustering across stock markets (Tentative title)" (On-Going)