Caleb Stroup

I study M&A sale processes (Journal of Financial Economics), the influence of executives and directors (Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis), and scientific progress in macroeconomics (Journal of Economic Literature). More broadly, I am interested in understanding how information influences decision-making in financial contexts.

I teach courses in financial economics and macroeconomics. When the college covered our Federal Reserve Challenge team's run to the national finals, the story summed up my approach: “Stroup describes their role as that of a facilitator educator.” My goal is to foster a learning community where students can learn with and from each other, not just from me. 

Beyond my courses, I have mentored more than 60 student research projects, and my teaching was first recognized at Vanderbilt with the Rendigs Fels Award for Excellence in Teaching. One line from a student has stayed with me: “Professor Stroup set up real challenges in their class and trusted me to reason my way to the answer.” They understood that I believe in learners enough to offer genuine challenges and to support them along the way.

In research, I model exactly what I ask of my learners: grappling with challenging questions whose answers we don't already know. More is on my professional website.