Associate Professor
Contact Information
Phone: 703-993-9756
贵补虫:听703-993-8215
Mason Square, Van Metre Hall, Room 651
3351 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
MSN: 3B1
Biography
Siona Listokin-Smith is an associate professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government at 海角社区.
Her research interests include financial regulation and competition, public finance, and corporate governance. She teaches master's and doctoral courses on research methods, public finance, microeconomics, and corporate social responsibility. She is especially interested in researching and applying pedagogical best practices in teaching research methods and applied economics.
Listokin has published articles in the Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, the International Journal of Corporate Governance, Health Management, Policy and Innovation, and the IUP Journal of Governance and Public Policy. She is currently the PI on a research grant that examines investment networks between institutional investors, including public pension funds and hedge funds.
She received her PhD in business and public policy from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and her BS from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Curriculum Vitae
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Schar听School听of听Policy听and听Government 海角社区听
3351听FairfaxDrive听
Arlington, VA 22201听
Tel:听(703) 993-9756听
slistoki@gmu.edu听
ACADEMIC听POSITIONS
SCHAR SCHOOL OF POLICY AND听GOVERNMENT听
Associate Professor听
August 2014-Present
Director, Master of Public Policy Program August 2014-July 2016听
Assistant Professor August 2007-July 2014
YALE LAW SCHOOL,YALE听UNIVERSITY听
Research Scholar, Center for the Study of Corporate Law听
2008-2010
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, HAAS SCHOOL OF听BUSINESS听
Ph.D. in Business Administration, 2007 Dissertation: 鈥淓ssays on Political Economy鈥
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE WHARTON听SCHOOL听
B.S.,听2000听
Concentration: Finance and听Statistics
RESEARCH
Peer Reviewed听Publications
- Data听Collection听Strategy:听Evidence听from听the听Android App听Market.听Journal听of听Business and Technology, forthcoming 2019.
- Does听Industry听Regulation听of听Consumer听Data听Privacy听Work?听IEEE听Privacy听and听Security, Volume 15, Issue 2, March听2017.
- The听Self-Regulation听of Data Privacy听and听Security, Journal of Information听Technology and Privacy Law, Vol 32, 2015.
- An Analysis of U.S. Congressional Support for the Affordable Care Act, Health听Management,听Policy and听Innovation,听Vol2:听1,听2014,听pp.听1-9.听(with听Aaron Chatterji听and Jason Snyder)
- Meta-Regulation of OTC听Derivatives Contracts Post Reform, Journal of Financial听Regulation听and听Compliance,听Vol听21:2,听May听2013,听pp.听188-200.
- Institutional Investors and Proxy Proposals.听International Journal of Corporate听Governance, Vol. 2, No. 3/4, 2011, pp. 288-304.
- Global听Pension听Fund听Activism:听A听Review听of听the听Largest Government听Pension听Systems, IUP听Journal听of听Governance听and听Public听Policy,听Vol.听VI,听No.听3,听2011,听pp.听35-49.
- Institutional听Investor听Composition听and听Proxy听Access Proposals.听Corporate Governance International听Review:听Conference听Proceedings,听September听2010.
- A听Comment听on听Corporate听Social Responsibility听and听Workers鈥櫶齊ights. Comparative Labor听Law听and听Policy听Journal,听Volume听30(1), October听2008,听pp.听11-16.听(with听Aaron Chatterj)
- Comment听on听Property Tax听Incidence,听Housing听Policy Debate,听Vol.听17,听Issue听1,听2006,听pp. 27-44. (with David Listokin and Ioan Voicu)
Books
- Issues in Globalisation, Growth and Governance: An Asian Perspective.听World听Scientific,听2014.听(co-edited听with听Tony听Cavoli听and听Ramkishen Rajan).
Book听Chapters
- Asian听Institutional听Investor Ownership,听in听Globalisation,听Growth and听Governance:听An Asian Perspective,听Tony Cavoli, Siona Listokin and Ramkishen Rajan, eds, World Scientific, January 2014.
- Public听Employee听Pensions and听Investments, in The听Handbook听on听State听and听Local Government听Finance,听Bob Ebel听and听John听Peterson,听eds,听Oxford听University听Press,听2012, pp. 843-868.
- Collaborative听Governance听and听the听US听Healthcare听and听Retirement听Systems, in Repositioning听Europe听and听America for听Growth,听Eberhard Bohne听and听Sharlie Karlsson, eds,听LIT听Verlag,Transatlantic听Public听PolicySeries,听Vol.听5.听LIT-Verlag听Publishers,听2010, pp 277-294.
- Challenges听and听Strategies听for听Economic听Development听in听Indian听Country: Case听Study听of the Navajo听Nation,听in听Housing听and听Economic Development听in听Indian Country:听Challenge and听Opportunity, Transaction听Press, 2006, pp. 325-372.
Other Scholarly听Work
- U.S.听Public听Pension Funds听and听Alternative听Investments:听Uneven听Investment听Policies, Uneven听Results,听Institute听for听New听Economic Thinking听Policy听Paper,听January听2015.听(With Julia Pfaff, Karelle Samuda and Janine Wedel)
- Digital Advertising听Alliance. Encyclopedia听of Big听Data, eds Connie听McNeelyand Laurie Schintler, Springer Meteor, forthcoming.
- Network听Advertising听Initiative.听Encyclopedia听of听Big听Data, eds听Connie听McNeely听and Laurie Schintler, Springer Meteor, forthcoming.
- We the People Fix the Budget: Americans鈥 Preferences for Revenue Increases and Spending听Cuts,听Tax听Notes,听April听2013,听pp听188-195.听(with听Yair听Listokin and听Samson Mesele)
- Book听review听of Subprime听Nation: American听Power, Global Power and听the听Housing Bubble,听Journal听of听Planning听Education and听Research,听September2013.
- Improving听the听Incentives听for听Historic听Preservation:听A听Reply听to听David听Kohtze, Texas听Law Review,听Vol听90,听2012.听pp听285-294.听(with听David听Listokin)
- Corporate听Social听Irresponsibility,听Democracy听Journal,听Issue听3,听Winter2007,听pp.听52-63. (with Aaron Chatterji)
- The Management of State Employee Retirement Systems, Academy of Management听Proceedings, Best Papers, pg. C1-C16, 2006.
Research Related to听Teaching
- Graduate听Education听in听Political听Science(with听Katie听Cahill听and听Anoinette Christophe). PS:听Political听Science听and听Politics.听July听2013,听pp听653-654.
- Graduate Education and Professional Development (with Robert McKeever). PS:听Political Science听and听Politics. July听2011, pp. 658-659.听
Submitted Research and Working听Papers
- U.S. Public Pension Funds and Alternative Investments: Uneven Investment Policies, Uneven Results, Public Budgeting and Finance. (With Julia Pfaff, Karelle Samuda and Janine Wedel), Revise and resubmit.
- The Impact of Editorial Slant, revise and resubmit, Quarterly Journal of Political Science, (with Jason Snyder)
- Are听Chief听Privacy听Officers Private?听The听Social Network听Behavior听of听the听C-suite
TEACHING
School听of听Policy,听Government听and听International听Affairs, George听Mason听University
Courses
U.S. Information Technology Policy (MPP) Managerial Economics for Policy Analysis (MPP)
US Financial Policy, Processes and Procedures (MPP) Advanced Public Budgeting (MPP)
Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Policy (MPP) Research Design for Public Policy (PhD)
International Financial Institutions听(ICP)
PhD Directed听Readings
Big Data Policy, Private Regulation, Medical Self-Regulation, Transaction Cost Economics, Mandatory Spending and Entitlements, Institutional Economics, Wealth Transfers and Public Policy, Critical Research on Corporate Social Responsibility, Political Economy and US Policy, Propensity Score Matching, Budget Theory, Fiscal Policy
MPP Directed听Readings
National Energy Policy, Derivatives Regulation and Policy, Financial Literacy in Alexandria and Arlington Country
Doctoral听Committees
Committee听Member:5
University听of听California,听Berkeley
Economics 101听
Marketing Statistics (TA)
PRESENTATIONS
Presentations听Related to听Research听
Public听Policy Symposium听on听the听Law听and听Economics听of听Privacy听and听Data听Security, Moderator, 海角社区 May 2019
Privacy听Law听Scholars听Conference,听Discussant,听May听2019
Supreme听Court Economic听Review听Roundtable,听Antonin听Scalia听Law听School听at听George听Mason University, Discussant, February 2019
Program听on听Economics听of听Privacy,听University听of听Arizona听James听E.听Rogers College听of听Law, Panel Discussant, December 2018
Privacy Law Scholars Conference, Discussant, June 2018
IEEE Privacy Aware Computing Symposium, August 2017
Privacy听Law听Scholars听Conference,听Paper听Author,听June听2016
Law听and Economics Center, Privacy Fellowship Roundtable, December 2016
Law听and Economics Center, Workshop on Consumer Protection, June 2016听
Privacy听Law听Scholars听Conference,听Paper听Discussant,听June听2016
MediaPost, The Reckoning on AdTech, Panelist, January 2016
Federal Trade Commission PrivacyCon, Discussant, January 2016
Harvard Business School, Self Regulation of Consumer Data Privacy, November 2015
Law and Economics Center, The Law and Economics of Privacy and Data Security, Spring 2015
IEEE Symposium of Security and Privacy Short Talk, Spring 2015, Measuring Data Privacy and Security
The Association of Private Enterprise, Annual Conference 2015, Regulation of Privacy and Security
海角社区 SPGIA Brown Bag, Self-Regulation of Data Privacy and Security
海角社区 School of Law, 鈥淪elf-Regulation of Consumer Data Privacy and Security,鈥 Fall 2014
Ohio State University, 鈥淧ublic Pension Fund Governance in 2013,鈥 Spring 2013
University of Notre Dame Law School, 鈥淭he Role of Intermediaries in Corporate Governance: Public Pension Plans,鈥 Fall 2012
SSSA Conference, 鈥淚nstitutional Investor Ownership Type and Proxy Access Reforms,鈥 Spring 2011
Discussant, Institutions and Governance Conference, Harvard Business School, Fall 2010
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, joint conference with GMU, 鈥淚nstitutional and Foreign Investor Composition,鈥 Fall 2010
Nanyang Technological University, joint conference with GMU, 鈥淎 Review of Global Public Pensions,鈥 Fall 2010
The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, 鈥淚nstitutional Investor Composition and Proxy Access Proposals,鈥 Fall 2010
School of Public Policy, George Mason, Brown Bag Lecture Series, 鈥淐orporate Governance Reforms After the Crisis: Which Shareholders Matter?鈥 Spring 2010
Association for Public Policy, Analysis and Management, Annual Conference, 鈥淐an the OTC Derivatives Market Self Regulate? Evidence from Confirmations Backlogs,鈥 Fall 2009
Academy of Management, Annual Conference, 鈥淚nstitutional Investors and Corporate Social Responsibility,鈥 Summer 2009
Transatlantic Policy Consortium Annual Meeting, Jonkoping Sweden, 鈥淐ooperative Governance in Health Care and Retirement,鈥 May 2009
Association for Public Policy, Analysis and Management, Annual Conference, 鈥淓arly Evidence on Public Pension Fund OPEB鈥檚,鈥 Fall 2008
Yale Law School, 鈥淐orporate Social Performance and Pension Fund Ownership,鈥 October2008 International Symposium on Ethics, Business and Society, University of Navarra, 鈥A Skeptical Model of Doing Good,鈥 Spring 2008
Western Academy of Management, Annual Conference, 鈥淐SR with Uncertainty,鈥 Spring 2008
Southwestern Political Science Association, Annual Conference, 鈥淗idden Health Costs,鈥 Spring 2008
Midwestern Political Science Association, Annual Conference, 鈥淥PEB and Pension Governance,鈥 Spring 2008
Western Political Science Association, Annual Conference, 鈥淩etiree Health Care Costs: Early Evidence,鈥 Spring 2008
School of Public Policy, George Mason, Brown Bag Lecture Series, 鈥淓arly Evidence from OPEB鈥, Fall 2007
Harvard School of Business, Institutions and Governance Conference, 鈥淥PEB and Pension Governance,鈥 Fall 2007
London Business School, Transatlantic Doctoral Conference, 鈥淭he Governance of听Pension Funds,鈥 Spring听2006
Academy of Management, Annual Conference, Public and Non-Profits Division, Summer 2006
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Annual Conference, 鈥淔iscal Management in State Government,鈥 Fall 2006
Presentations听Related to听Teaching
American Political Science Association Teaching and Learning Conference, 鈥淗appens When Public Policy Schools are Located in PS Departments?鈥 Spring 2013
University of Texas Brownsville, 鈥淩ethinking the Microeconomics Curriculum in Public Affairs Masters Programs,鈥 Spring 2012
Panelist, Graduate Education, American Political Science Association Teaching and Learning Conference., Fall 2011
Panelist, Midwest Political Science Association Conference, 鈥淧olitical Science and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning,鈥 Spring 2011
American Political Science Association Teaching and Learning Conference, 鈥淭eaching 鈥極ther鈥 Disciplines to Graduate Students,鈥 Spring 2011
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Academy, Eastern Michigan University, 鈥淢icroeconomics in Public Policy Graduate Programs,鈥 Spring 2010
Teaching Public Administration Conference, 鈥淢icroeconomics in Public Policy Graduate Programs,鈥 Spring 2010
American Political Science Association, Teaching and Learning Conference, Discussant on 鈥淭eaching Research Methods鈥 Panel, Spring 2010
AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS
海角社区 Law and Economic Center, Privacy听Fellowship听
2017听and听2015
Google Faculty Research Award听
2015
Institute for New Economic Thinking Grant听($100k)听
2014
海角社区 Teaching Excellence Award听Nomination听
2013
Oscar M. Ruebhausen Fund Grant,听Consultant听
2012
School of Public Policy Teaching Award听
2009,听George听Mason听University
Socrates Scholarship, The Aspen Institute (declined)听
June 2009
Tobin Project Regulation Research Grant (with Aaron Chatterji and Jason听Snyder)听
The听Tobin听Project,听2008
Best Paper, Academy of Management听Proceedings听
AOM,听2006
Orel Chrisman Crawford Dissertation听Fellowship听
Haas听School听of听Business, PhD听(for听top听female听PhD听student),听2006-2007
Bradley Dissertation听Grant听
Haas听School听of听Business,2006
Sasakawa听Fellowship听
Haas听School听of听Business,2005-2006
Crawford Foundation听Fellowship听
2004-2005
Institute of Management, Innovation and Organization听Grant听
Haas听School听of听Business, 2003-2004
Academic听Chair听
Haas听PhD听Association,听2003
OTHER RESEARCH听EXPERIENCE
Research听Assistant听
Haas听School听of听Business, for听Profs听David听Vogel,听Pablo听Spiller,听and听David听Mowery,听2003-2007
Consultant听
California听Commission听for听Jobs听and听Economic听Growth, Sacramento听CA,听2006
Research Associate, Case Study听Author听
Center听for听Urban听Policy Research,听Rutgers听University,听NJ,听1998-2004
PROFESSIONAL听SERVICE
Positions听
Liason,听Academy of听Management听(PNP)听and听American Political听Science听Association听(2011-2014)
Member听
Academy听of听Management,听Western听Academy听of听Management,听Association听of听Public听Policy and Management,听American听Political Science听Association,听Southwestern听Political听Science Association
Reviewer听
International听Journal听of听Corporate听Governance,听Public听Finance听and听Budgeting,听Corporate Governance听International听Review,听Journal听of听Law,听Economics听and听Organization,听Academy of Management,听Western听Academy of听Management,听Journal of听Public听Administration听Education, Journal of Political Science Education
MEDIA
Research cited/published by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, NBC News, Slate, The New Republic, Fortune Magazine, CNN.
Areas of Research
- Federalism/State and Local Government
- Microeconomics
- Political Economy
- Quantitative Methods
- Regulatory Policy
- Private Regulation
- Corporate Governance
- Public Finance