Consultant specializing in large financial and
economic data analysis
Associate Professor Emeritus of Finance, Penn State University, School of Graduate Professional Studies
Email: SimonPak@psu.edu; SimonPak@SimonPak.com
Links to: Resume (condensed); Curriculum Vitae (full); Personal Web
Tel: +1 484-364-0015
Education: University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D. Economics); George Washington University (M.A. Economics); University of North Carolina (M.S., Physics); Seoul National University (B.S. Physics)
Specializes in analysis of large financial and economic data such as:
- the U.S. merchandise trade data identifying suspicious transactions facilitating concealed wealth transfer and income shifting through over- and-under-invoicing in international trade, and
- the CBOE options transaction database identifying suspicious transactions for tax avoidance/evasion.
An internationally recognized authority in trade mispricing and is a frequently invited speaker internationally. He published in leading journals, including the American Economic Review, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Crimes, Business Ethics Quarterly; Applied Financial Economics; International Trade Journal, Interfaces and Tax Management: Transfer Pricing Report.
Courses taught: financial modeling & corporate valuation, financial derivatives, real options, financial management, and financial markets while on the faculty at the New York University, the Florida International University, and the Penn State University.
Degree Program & Course Development activity:
· Weekend Executive Master of Finance program : Designed, Launched & Managed as the Professor-In-Charge MFIN (Penn State Great Valley MFIN)
· Online Master of Finance program at the Penn State World campus: Supervised the creation of all online courses for launching the online MFIN (Penn State World Campus Online MFIN)
· Online courses developed for the Penn State World Campus program
o Financial Management (MBADM 820)
o Financial Derivatives (FIN 813)
o Advanced Corporate Finance and Valuation (BUSAD 826)