Daniel Chi (Finance) is the author of  "The Dynamics of Performance Volatility and Firm Valuation," which was published in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. This publication is considered to be an A+ journal. It is well known that riskier firms have lower valuation. But it is equally well known that smaller…

Paul Thistle (Finance) has been elected vice president of the American Risk and Insurance Association. He presented a paper, "The Principal-Agent Model When Agents Can Make Mistakes," at the association's conference in Seattle in August.