Senior Advisor to the Chief Economist Office of the Director
Education Summary
Ph.D. Finance,
Columbia University, 2002
M.Phil. Finance,
Columbia University, 1999
M.S. Mathematics, University of Tennessee---Knoxville, 1994
B.A. Mathematics & Philosophy,
Utah State University, 1992
Professional Experience
Senior Financial Economist
Division of Economic and Risk Analysis
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 2008-present
Assistant Professor of Finance
University of Oregon 2002-2008
Publications
Johnson, Woodrow T., and James M. Poterba, 2016, The Effect of Taxes on Shareholder Inflows around Mutual Fund Distribution Dates, Research in Economics 70(1): 7--19 (lead article)
Chalmers, John, and Woodrow T. Johnson, and Jonathan Reuter, 2014, The Effect of Pension Design on Employer Costs and Employee Retirement Choices, Journal of Public Economics 116: 17--34
Johnson, Woodrow T., 2010, Do Investors Trade Uniformly through Time?, Journal of Empirical Finance 17(4): 645--658
Johnson, Woodrow T., 2010, Who Incentivizes the Mutual Fund Manager, New or Old Shareholders?, Journal of Financial Intermediation 19(2): 143--68 (lead article)
Johnson, Woodrow T., 2004, Predictable Investment Horizons and Wealth Transfers among Mutual Fund Shareholders, The Journal of Finance 59(5): 1979--2012.
