Professor Oehmke's research interests are in financial economics, financial intermediation theory, and corporate finance theory. In recent work, published in the Journal of Finance and the Review of Financial Studies, he has examined the maturity structure of financial institutions and the impact of credit default swaps on the debtor-creditor relationship. Among other things, his current work analyzes the effect of the bankruptcy treatment of derivative contracts and explores the economic role of credit default swap markets. Oehmke teaches Capital Markets and Investments.