mlipson@virginia.edu

434-924-4837

Profile

Professor Lipson received his Ph.D. in finance from the University of Michigan and two degrees from the University of Virginia - a BA in Anthropology and an MS in Accounting. Before he began his doctoral studies, he worked as an accountant for Peat Marwick in their Boston Office, and before joining the faculty at the Darden School, he was an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Georgia.

Professor Lipson’s principal area of research is market microstructure – the study of how market design and organization affects price formation and liquidity.  His work has been widely published, including articles in the Review of Financial Studies, the Journal of Finance, and the Journal of Financial Economics.  He spent the 1998-99 academic year at the New York Stock Exchange as their Visiting Scholar and served on the Nasdaq Economic Advisory Board from 2004 to 2006. He is currently an associate editor for both the Journal of Financial Markets and the Journal of Corporate Finance. 

Courses
First Year Finance
International Finance
Executive Education