Thanh Dat Le

Faculty

Director of the Student and Foundation Fund (SAFF); Assistant Professor, Finance

Email dat.le@unco.edu
Location Kepner Hall 1055-A
Address 800 17th Street, Campus Box 128, Greeley, CO 80639
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Education

  • PhD, Auburn University. Area of Study: Finance
  • MSc, EDHEC Business School. Area of Study: Financial Markets
  • BS, University of Economics and Finance, Vietnam. Area of Study: Finance and Banking

Professional Experience & Affiliations

Licensures and Certifications

  • CFA Charterholder

Research Expertise & Interests

  • Corporate Finance 
  • Investments

Publications

Publications: Peer Reviewed

  • Le, T. D., Ngo, J., & Nguyen, N. (2026). Political corruption and financial statement disaggregation decisions: The role of corporate culture, Accounting & Finance, (ABDC: A)
  • Le, T. D., Trinh, T. (2025). Local newspaper closures and suppliers’ investment efficiency, The European Journal of Finance, 31(12), (ABDC: A). 
  • Le, T. D., Covington, T., Ngo, J. (2025). Diversity and inclusion in the workplace and corporate innovation, Finance Research Letters, 76, (ABDC: A). 
  • Le, T. D., Nguyen, N., Nguyen, Q. (2024). Technology and happiness: the association between online budget planner and financial satisfaction, Review of Behavioral Finance, 17(1), (ABDC: B). 
  • Le, T. D., Ngo, J. (2024). Linking executive pay to ESG goals: The role of board gender diversity, International Journal of Managerial Finance, 20(5). (ABDC: A) 
  • Le, T. D., Nguyen, N. (2023). Institutional ownership stability and product quality failures, International Journal of Managerial Finance, 20(4). (ABDC: A) 
  • Le, T. D., Trinh, T. (2022). Distracted analysts and earnings management, Finance Research Letters, 49. (ABDC: A) 
  • Le, T. D. (2022). Active mutual funds: Beware of smart beta ETFs!, Global Finance Journal, 56. (ABDC: A) 
  • Le, T. D., Hilliard, J. (2022). Exchange-Traded Funds Investing in the European Emerging Markets, Journal of Eastern European and Central Asian Research (JEECAR), 9. 

Honors & Awards

  • MCB Teacher of the Year (2026)
  • Outstanding Doctoral Student Paper Runner-Up, Eastern Finance Association. (2022). 
  • Highly Commended Paper, International Young Finance Scholars’ Conference. (2021). 
  • Top Paper, Global Finance Conference. (2021). 
  • EDHEC Excellence Scholarship, EDHEC Business School (2016) 
  • Valedictorian, University of Economics and Finance (2015) 
  • Undergraduate full-tuition Scholarship, University of Economics and Finance (2011)