European Financial Management Association
2021 Annual Meetings
June 30 - July 03, 2021
University of Leeds, UK


EFM "Merton H. Miller" Doctoral Seminar Student Presentations


GROUP #1: Corporate finance I


Family firms, Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Performance   (PDF Version)
ATIQA REHMAN,
University of Groningen, Netherlands
Email: a.rehman@rug.nl



CEO Turnover and Corporate Innovation   (PDF Version)
YAOPENG WANG,
University of Birmingham, UK
Email: yxw456@student.bham.ac.uk



Corporate Innovation and IPO Survival: Evidence from UK’ Alternative Investment Market (AIM)   (PDF Version)
TARIQ QAYSI,
University of Birmingham, UK
Email: severin@uni-mannheim.de



Social Networks and Corporate Social Responsibility   (PDF Version)
RÓMULO ALVES,
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Email: romulo.t.alves@rsm.nl



Technology Mergers and Acquisitions Around the World: Boon or Bane?   (PDF Version)
YONGYI XUE,
Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK
Email: y.xue@pgr.reading.ac.uk




GROUP #2: Corporate Finance II


Board Gender Quota: STEM&F vs. Other Sectors, California vs. Other States   (PDF Version)
KRISTINE SAHAKYAN,
ESCP-Europe
Email: kristine.sahakyan@edu.escp.eu



The Role of Media Coverage in Mergers and acquisitions' Methods of Payments, Premium and Time of Completion   (PDF Version)
NARMIN NAHIDI,
Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy
Email: narmin.nahidi@unive.it



The Role of Financial Expert CEOs in Mergers and Acquisitions   (PDF Version)
CHANG GONG,
ESCP-Europe
Email: chang.gong2@edu.escp.eu



Executive Compensation and Shareholdings in Spanish Firms. Analysis and Valuation of Incentives   (PDF Version)
ERNESTO BAUTISTA,
IE University, Spain
Email: ejbautista@student.ie.edu



Investor Sentiment and Options Volume Trading around M&A Announcements   (PDF Version)
ALVART BALMANIAN,
Newcaslle University
Email: a.balmanian2@newcastle.ac.uk



Passive Investing and Corporate Governance: Review of Existing Theories and Evidence from the US, Europe, and Japan   (PDF Version)
IRINA BEVZA,
Trinity Business School, Ireland
Email: bevzai@tcd.ie




GROUP #3:Asset Pricing and Capital Markets


Social Networking and Systemic Risk   (PDF Version)
SYLVESTER ADASI,
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Email: sadasiman2-c@my.cityu.edu.hk



Pricing Climate Change in Corporate Bonds   (PDF Version)
ELSA ALLMAN,
Baruch College, The City University of New York, USA
Email: Elsa.Allman@baruch.cuny.edu



Persistent Belief Dispersion in the Stock Market   (PDF Version)
ARTHUR BEDDOCK,
Université Paris-Dauphine and Tilburg University
Email: arthur.beddock@gmail.com



The link between Environmental Performance and Firm Value: The Case of the EU Emission Trading Scheme   (PDF Version)
KRISTOF STRUYFS,
KU Leuven, Belgium
Email: Kristof.Struyfs@kuleuven.be



Tail Risk and Flight-to-Safety  (PDF Version)
XINYANG LI,
Boston University, USA
Email: fionalxy@bu.edu




GROUP #4:Investment Management, Valuation & FX Forecasting


Asymptotic Dependence and Exchange Rates Forecasting   (PDF Version)
FRANCISCO PINTO – AVALOS,
The University of Manchester, UK
Email: francisco.pintoavalos@manchester.ac.uk



Fear and Laughing of the Market: Trending Pessimism, Fragile Optimism   (PDF Version)
WOLFGANG SCHADNER,
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Email: wolfgang.schadner@unisg.ch



How Do Assessed Values Affect Transaction Prices of Homes? (PDF Version)
SIMON STEHLE,
University of Konstanz, Germany
Email: simon.stehle@uni-konstanz.de



Gender Wealth Gap in Europe: Examining the Role of Child Rearing   (PDF Version)
RENATA ALMEIDA,
BI Norwegian Business School, Norway
Email: renata.d.almeida@bi.no



An Explanation of Forward Premium Puzzle   (PDF Version)
DANYANG LI,
University of Glasgow, UK
Email: 2234573L@student.gla.ac.uk




GROUP #5:Private Equity & VC Markets


Private Equity & VC Markets   (PDF Version)
LARA FAVERZANI,
The Cultural Origins Università Cattolica del Sacro, Italy
Email: lara.faverzani@unicatt.it



How Fragile are Private Equity Firms?   (PDF Version)
HRVOJE KURTOVIC,
University of Lausanne (HEC), Switzerland
Email: hrvoje.kurtovic@unil.ch



Who Gets to First base? Start-up Characteristics and Entrepreneurial Success   (PDF Version)
ALEXANDER MONTAG,
University of Oxford, UK
Email: alexander.montag@sbs.ox.ac.uk



Test Messages: Regulatory Act, Digital Reminders. Minorities and Actions   (PDF Version)
MAYA HARAN ROSEN ,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Email: maya.haran@boi.org.il