Associate Professor Jean Canil

Associate Professor Jean Canil
 Position Associate Prof/Reader
 Org Unit Finance and Banking
 Email jean.canil@adelaide.edu.au
 Telephone +61 8 8313 5534
 Location Floor/Room 12 ,  Nexus 10 ,   North Terrace
  • Biography/ Background

    Jean is an Associate Professor at the Adelaide Business School with over 20 years of experience in academia. She is currently the Deputy Dean of the Adelaide Business School and the Associate Head of Assurance of Learning. Her research interests are in corporate finance, especially in the topic area of executive compensation. Her work has also been published in media outlets. She currently holds various positions, both inside and outside the University. 

  • Qualifications

    Bachelor of Economics

    Bachelor of Commerce/Economics (Honours) 

    Doctor of Philosophy in Finance (University of Adelaide)

     

  • Teaching Interests

    She is lecturer-in-charge of Advanced Finance Theory for Honours. She has lectured a more advanced version in Singapore. Her principal teaching and research interests are in the area of corporate finance, including executive compensation, risk management, corporate diversification and capital structure. She has also taught several finance and accounting courses for the School of Engineering and Finsia. 

  • Research Interests

    Jean's research in corporate finance is essentially applied, although some theoretical contributions have been made. Areas of interest include executive compensation, risk management, corporate diversification, capital structure, dividend policy and toehold strategies with respect to corporate acquisitions.

  • Research Funding

    DAWE: Future Drought Fund Drought Reliance (2022) $50,000.

    ARC grant 'Survival of Australia's Family Farms: Capital Raising and Credit Access (2010) $495,000.

    ARC Small Grant (2002) $5,000.

  • Publications

    Selected publications

    Canil, J., Karpavicius, S., Yu, C., 2022, CEO mobility and corporate payouts, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, forthcoming.

    Canil, J., Karpavicius, S., Li, S., Yu, C., 2022, Say on mobility: Do CEOs outside opportunities affect shareholder say on pay, Finance Research Letters, 47, 102724.

    Canil, J., Karpavicius, S., 2022, Managerial risk-taking incentives and cash holding in US firms; Evidence from FAS 123R, International Review of Economics and Finance, 78, 605-628.

    Canil, J., Karpavicius, S., Yu, C., 2021, TMT gender diversity: Implications for corporate tournaments and innovation, European Journal of Finance, 27, 1-26. 

    Canil, J., Karpavicius, S., Yu, C., 2019, Are shareholders gender neutral? Evidence from Say on Pay. Journal of Corporate Finance, 58, 169-186.

    Vo, T., Canil, J., 2019. CEO pay disparity: Efficient contracting or managerial power? Journal of Corporate Finance, 54, 168-190.

    Canil, J., Karpavicius, S., 2018. Do proceeds fro employee stock options still play a role in firms' financing and investment policies? Journal of Corporate Finance, 50, 468-483.

    Canil, J., Rosser, B., 2018. CEO incentive pay around performance declines. Managerial Finance. 44, 1047-4067.

    Canil, J., 2017. Non-dividend protected executive options and dividend policy: Evidence from SFAS 123R. Journal of Corporate Finance 44, 15-33.

    Canil, J., Rosser, B., 2015. Evidence on exercise pricing in CEO option grants in two countires. Annals of Finance 11, 383-410.

     

     

  • Professional Associations

    Financial Management Association

    Senior Fellow of Finsia

    Representative: FIRN 

    Chair: Annual Corporate Finance (FIRN) Conference

     

  • Community Engagement

    Member of the editorial board, JASSA, FINSIA journal of applied finance

    Member of the editorial board, Global Business & Finance

    Member University of Adelaide Investment Advisory Committee

    Co-Covenor Adelaide Women's Forum

    Chairperson, Finance committee, St. Pius X Church

    Director, 264-276 Richmond Rd and 2019-221 Marion Rd Marleston

     

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