Pierre Yourougou

Ph.D. (finance), Stern School, New York University

Research Topics

• Corporate finance
• Emerging markets
• Financial markets and institutions
• Risk management
• Project finance
• African business intelligence
• Capacity building in public debt management
• And the World Bank

Professor Yourougou has taught courses in corporate finance, investment, bank management, and money and banking.

Professor Yourougou's research interests are in the areas of emerging markets, corporate finance, and financial markets and institutions. He has refereed articles in the Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Futures Markets, Journal of Economics and Business, and Review of Futures Markets.

Selected Publications:
"Which Implied Volatility Provides the Best Measure of Future Volatility?" (forthcoming), Journal of Economics and Finance, with Wang, G.J. '07 PhD & Wang, Y.D.

"Public-Private Partnerships in Emerging Markets" (forthcoming), QFinance, with Koveos, P.

"Money-Income Causality in Developing Economies: A case study of selected sub-Sarahan African Countries," (with P. Kalulumia) Journal of African Economies, 1997; 6:197-230

"A Multi-Criterion Approach to Country Selection for Global Index Funds," (with N. Khoury and J.M. Martel) Global Finance Journal, 1994; 5:17-35
Selected Publications

• "Public-Private Partnerships in Emerging Markets", QFinance, forthcoming
• "Which Implied Volatility Provides the Best Measure of Future Volatility?", Journal of Economics and Finance, forthcoming, (with Wang, G.J. '07 PhD, Wang, Y.D.)

• Syracuse Post-Standard previews Africa Business meeting 7.14.11
  The Post-Standard previewed the CenterState CEO meeting in Syracuse to discuss business opportunities in Africa. Pierre Yourougou, managing director of the Africa Business Program at the Whitman Sc Read more>>
• Whitman hosts second annual African Business Conference 5.23.11
  The Whitman School of Management will host the second annual African Business Conference, sponsored by the Africa Business Program in the Kiebach Center for International Business Studies, through May 24. This year’s theme is “Entrepreneurship in Africa,” as it relates to current work on entreprene Read more>>
• Global Finance Quotes Yourougou on Global Business in Sub-Saharan Africa 2.27.10
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