His recent work examines the differences between strategic and financial bidders in takeovers and the optimal design of capital budgeting practices in organizations. Malenko’s work has appeared in leading academic journals, such as the American Economic Review and The Journal of Finance. At MIT Sloan, he teaches 15.401 Finance Theory.Malenko holds a BSc and an MSc in economics from the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, an MA in economics from the New Economic School, and a PhD in finance from Stanford University.