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Jordan Nickerson
Associate Professor of Finance
Peter and Noydena Brix Endowed Faculty Fellow

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 2021
Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance, MIT, 2020-2021
Assistant Professor of Finance, Boston College, 2014-2020

Selected Publications

“Gig Labor: Trading Safety Nets for Steering Wheels”
Fos, V., Hamdi, N., Kalda, A., & Nickerson, J., (2025). The Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 163.

“Are CLO Collateral and Tranche Ratings Disconnected?”
Griffin, J., & Nickerson, J., (2023). The Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 36(6), pp. 2319–2360.

“Measuring and Improving Stakeholder Welfare is Easier Said than Done”
Gurun, U., Nickerson, J., & Solomon, D., (2023). The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Vol. 58(4), pp. 1473–1507.

“How Has COVID-19 Impacted Research Productivity in Economics and Finance?”
Kruger, S., Maturana, G., & Nickerson, J., (2023). The Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 36(8), pp. 3348–3381.

“How Reliably Do Financial Statement Proxies Identify Tax Avoidance”
De Simone, L., Nickerson, J., Seidman, J., & Stomberg, B., (2020). Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 37(3), pp. 1536–1561.

“Analyst Promotions within Credit Rating Agencies: Accuracy or Bias”
Kisgen, D., Nickerson, J., Osborn, M., & Reuter, J., (2020). Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Vol. 55(3), pp. 869–896.

“Real Effects of Workers’ Financial Distress: Evidence from Teacher Spillovers”
Maturana, G., & Nickerson, J., (2020). Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 136(1), pp. 137–151.

“Teachers Teaching Teachers: The Role of Workplace Peer Effects on Financial Decisions”
Maturana, G., & Nickerson, J., (2019). Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 32(10), pp. 3920–3957.

“Rating Shopping or Catering? An Examination of the Response to Competitive Pressure for CDO Credit Ratings”
Griffin, J., Nickerson, J., & Tang, D. Y., (2013). Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 26(9), pp. 2270–2310.

Jordan Nickerson

Academic Department

Finance & Business Economics

Current Research

Corporate Finance, Executive Compensation, Structured Finance, Credit Ratings, Household Finance