His fields are financial economics, applied microeconometrics, international finance, and political economy. Professor Brown’s current research interests include the regulation of financial intermediaries; government financial management; leadership; and corporate investments in liquid assets. His research appears in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, The Review of Financial Studies, and the Journal of Monetary Economics. Professor Brown holds a BA in economics from Rutgers University, in addition to a PhD in finance from the University of Michigan. He lives in Boston and plays tennis when he is not conducting research and teaching corporate finance and alternative investments at Northeastern University.