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Working Papers

2024

1. CEOs Showing Humanity: Human Care Statements in Conference Calls and Stock Market Performance During Crisis
   Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute

2023

2. Do Investors Care About Biodiversity?
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute (2023) View citations (7)
3. Earnings Management and the Role of Moral Values in Investing
   Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute View citations (4)
4. Global Production Linkages and Stock Market Comovement
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute (2022)
   BIS Working Papers, Bank for International Settlements (2022)
5. Green Stocks and the 2023 Banking Crisis
   Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute
6. The Intangibles Song in Takeover Announcements: Good Tempo, Hollow Tune
   Working Papers, HAL
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (2)
   Post-Print, HAL (2022)
   Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute (2019) View citations (2)
   Post-Print, HAL (2023)
   Post-Print, HAL (2021)
   Post-Print, HAL (2021)
   Post-Print, HAL (2022)
   Post-Print, HAL (2019) View citations (1)
7. War and Policy: Investor Expectations on the Net-Zero Transition
   Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute View citations (9)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
8. When Do Proxy Advisors Improve Corporate Decisions?
   VfS Annual Conference 2023 (Regensburg): Growth and the "sociale Frage", Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
   Also in Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute (2022) View citations (3)

2022

9. Climate Talk in Corporate Earnings Calls
   Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute View citations (1)
   Also in Misum Working Paper Series, Stockholm School of Economics, Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets (Misum) (2022)
10. Do institutional investors stabilize equity markets in crisis periods? Evidence from COVID-19
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (19)
11. Low-carbon mutual funds
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Low Carbon Mutual Funds*, Review of Finance, European Finance Association (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
12. Misfortunes Never Come Alone: From the Financial Crisis to the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute
13. Revealed Beliefs about Responsible Investing: Evidence from Mutual Fund Managers
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute View citations (1)
14. When two experts are better than one: The example of shareholder voting
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
15. “Long GFC†? The Global Financial Crisis, Health Care, and COVID-19 Deaths
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)

2021

16. Conflicted Analysts and Initial Coin Offerings
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See also Journal Article Conflicted Analysts and Initial Coin Offerings, Management Science, INFORMS (2023) (2023)
17. Earnings Management and Managerial Honesty: The Investors' Perspectives
    LawFin Working Paper Series, Goethe University, Center for Advanced Studies on the Foundations of Law and Finance (LawFin)
18. ICO Analysts
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute View citations (1)
    Also in VfS Annual Conference 2021 (Virtual Conference): Climate Economics, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2021)

2020

19. Feverish Stock Price Reactions to COVID-19
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute View citations (461)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (468)
    See also Journal Article Feverish Stock Price Reactions to COVID-19*, The Review of Corporate Finance Studies, Society for Financial Studies (2020) View citations (459) (2020)
20. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Which Firms Won? Which Lost?
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute View citations (5)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (5)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (5)
21. Where Do Institutional Investors Seek Shelter when Disaster Strikes? Evidence from COVID-19
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute View citations (21)

2019

22. When Investors Call for Climate Responsibility, How Do Mutual Funds Respond?
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute View citations (6)

2018

23. Earning Investor Trust: The Role of Past Earnings Management
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute
    See also Journal Article Earning investor trust: The role of past earnings management, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Wiley Blackwell (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
24. Earnings Management and Managerial Honesty: The Investors’ Perspectives
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
25. Investor Rewards to Climate Responsibility: Evidence from the 2016 Climate Policy Shock
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
26. Investor Rewards to Climate Responsibility: Stock-Price Responses to the Opposite Shocks of the 2016 and 2020 U.S. Elections
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Investor Rewards to Climate Responsibility: Stock-Price Responses to the Opposite Shocks of the 2016 and 2020 U.S. Elections, The Review of Corporate Finance Studies, Society for Financial Studies (2021) View citations (28) (2021)
27. Paths to Convergence: Stock Price Behavior After Donald Trump's Election
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute (2018) View citations (1)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2017)
28. Stock Price Rewards to Climate Saints and Sinners: Evidence from the Trump Election
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (10)
    Also in Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute (2018) View citations (10)

2017

29. Company Stock Reactions to the 2016 Election Shock: Trump, Taxes and Trade
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (11)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (11)
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute (2017) View citations (11)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (11)
30. Does Foreign Ownership Explain Company Export and Innovation Decisions? Evidence from Japan
    Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (3)
31. Straight Talkers and Vague Talkers: The Effects of Managerial Style in Earnings Conference Calls
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    Also in Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute (2017) View citations (2)

2016

32. Has the Pricing of Stocks Become More Global?
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute View citations (2)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015)
    BIS Working Papers, Bank for International Settlements (2016) View citations (1)
33. Neglected Risk: Evidence from Structured Product Counterparty Exposure
    Working Papers on Finance, University of St. Gallen, School of Finance View citations (1)
34. Which Swiss Gnomes Attract Money? Efficiency and Reputation as Performance Drivers of Wealth Management Banks
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute

2015

35. Reading Managerial Tone: How Analysts and the Market Respond to Conference Calls
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2015)
36. Size and Momentum Profitability in International Stock Markets
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
    Also in Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute (2015) View citations (5)
37. The Choice of Honesty: An Experiment Regarding Heterogeneous Responses to Situational Social Norms
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute
38. Tips and Tells from Managers: How Analysts and the Market Read Between the Lines of Conference Calls
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    Also in Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute (2015) View citations (4)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2015) View citations (5)

2014

39. How effective are social norm interventions? Evidence from a laboratory experiment on managerial honesty
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
40. Pay Attention or Pay Extra: Evidence on the Compensation of Investors for the Implicit Credit Risk of Structured Products
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute

2013

41. Immigration and voting for the extreme right
    ECON - Working Papers, Department of Economics - University of Zurich View citations (3)

2012

42. Does Immigration into Their Neighborhoods Incline Voters Toward the Extreme Right? The Case of the Freedom Party of Austria
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria View citations (26)
    Also in NRN working papers, The Austrian Center for Labor Economics and the Analysis of the Welfare State, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2012) View citations (26)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (26)
43. Immigration and Voting for the Far Right
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article Immigration and Voting for the Far Right, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2017) View citations (308) (2017)
44. Solomonic Separation: Risk Decisions as Productivity Indicators
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2012)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2012)
    See also Journal Article Solomonic separation: Risk decisions as productivity indicators, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
45. The Executive Turnover Risk Premium
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
    Also in Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute (2008) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Executive Turnover Risk Premium, Journal of Finance, American Finance Association (2014) View citations (107) (2014)

2011

46. Are Shareholders Stupid? On The Surprising Impact of Binding Say-On-Pay On Stock Prices
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute View citations (1)
47. On the Construction of Common Size, Value and Momentum Factors in International Stock Markets: A Guide with Applications
    CER-ETH Economics working paper series, CER-ETH - Center of Economic Research (CER-ETH) at ETH Zurich View citations (25)
48. Relational contracts when the agent's productivity inside the relationship is correlated with outside opportunities
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
49. When and How is Voluntary Disclosure Quality Reflected in Equity Prices?
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute

2010

50. Macroeconomic Conditions, Growth Opportunities and the Cross-Section of Credit Risk
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute
51. Risk-taking Incentives, Governance,and Losses in the Financial Crisis
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute View citations (8)

2009

52. Short Selling Regulation after the Financial Crisis – First Principles Revisited
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute View citations (5)

2008

53. Sacred values in financial economic decision-making: Experimental evidence
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute
54. Satisfaction with Democracy and Collective Action Problems: The Case of the Environment
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria View citations (7)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Satisfaction with democracy and collective action problems: the case of the environment, Public Choice, Springer (2013) View citations (3) (2013)

2007

55. Board Independence and Competence
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute
    See also Journal Article Board independence and competence, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Elsevier (2011) View citations (8) (2011)

2006

56. Loyalty and competence: Empirical evidence from public agencies
    Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series, Swiss Finance Institute
57. Satisfaction with Democracy and the Environment in Western Europe – a Panel Analysis
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (3)

2003

58. Choosing (And Reneging On) Exchange Rate Regimes
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (53)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (48)
    See also Journal Article Choosing (and Reneging on) Exchange Rate Regimes, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2006) View citations (85) (2006)
59. Private Options to Use Public Goods Exploiting Revealed Preferences to Estimate Environmental Benefits
    Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei View citations (5)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future (2003) View citations (5)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2003) View citations (5)
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2003) View citations (5)
60. Satisfaction not Guaranteed - Institutions and Satisfaction with Democracy in Western Europe
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    Also in Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2003) View citations (2)
61. Tradeable permits - Ten key design issues
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

2002

62. Interpreting Sustainability in Economic Terms: Dynamic Efficiency Plus Intergenerational Equity
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (14)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future (2002) View citations (8)
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2002) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Interpreting sustainability in economic terms: dynamic efficiency plus intergenerational equity, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2003) View citations (65) (2003)

2000

63. Korporatismus im europäischen Vergleich: Förderung makroökonomischer Rahmenbedingungen?
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Low Carbon Mutual Funds*
   Review of Finance, 2024, 28, (1), 45-74 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Low-carbon mutual funds, CEPR Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (6) (2022)
2. “Long GFC”? The global financial crisis, health care, and COVID‐19 deaths
   Economic Inquiry, 2024, 62, (2), 865-891

2023

3. Conflicted Analysts and Initial Coin Offerings
   Management Science, 2023, 69, (11), 6641-6666
   See also Working Paper Conflicted Analysts and Initial Coin Offerings, CEPR Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)
4. The green energy transition and the 2023 Banking Crisis
   Finance Research Letters, 2023, 58, (PC) View citations (2)

2022

5. The asset allocation of defined benefit pension plans: the role of sponsor contributions
   Journal of Asset Management, 2022, 23, (5), 376-389 View citations (1)

2021

6. Earning investor trust: The role of past earnings management
   Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 2021, 48, (1-2), 269-307 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Earning Investor Trust: The Role of Past Earnings Management, Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series (2018) (2018)
7. Investor Rewards to Climate Responsibility: Stock-Price Responses to the Opposite Shocks of the 2016 and 2020 U.S. Elections
   (Asset pricing with liquidity risk)
   The Review of Corporate Finance Studies, 2021, 10, (4), 748-787 View citations (28)
   See also Working Paper Investor Rewards to Climate Responsibility: Stock-Price Responses to the Opposite Shocks of the 2016 and 2020 U.S. Elections, CEPR Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (10) (2018)
8. Neglected Risk in Financial Innovation: Evidence from Structured Product Counterparty Exposure
   European Financial Management, 2021, 27, (2), 287-325 View citations (2)

2020

9. Feverish Stock Price Reactions to COVID-19*
   The Review of Corporate Finance Studies, 2020, 9, (3), 622-655 View citations (459)
   See also Working Paper Feverish Stock Price Reactions to COVID-19, Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series (2020) View citations (461) (2020)
10. Managerial incentives to take asset risk
    Journal of Corporate Finance, 2020, 65, (C) View citations (3)
11. Value reporting and firm performance
    Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 2020, 40, (C) View citations (4)
12. What the stock market tells us about the post-COVID-19 world
    Nature Human Behaviour, 2020, 4, (5), 440-440 View citations (51)
13. When Managers Change Their Tone, Analysts and Investors Change Their Tune
    Financial Analysts Journal, 2020, 76, (2), 47-69 View citations (1)

2019

14. Common risk factors in international stock markets
    Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, 2019, 33, (3), 213-241 View citations (18)

2018

15. Company stock price reactions to the 2016 election shock: Trump, taxes, and trade
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2018, 130, (2), 428-451 View citations (88)
16. Unequal Rewards to Firms: Stock Market Responses to the Trump Election and the 2017 Corporate Tax Reform
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2018, 108, 590-96 View citations (22)

2017

17. Immigration and Voting for the Far Right
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2017, 15, (6), 1341-1385 View citations (308)
    See also Working Paper Immigration and Voting for the Far Right, CEPR Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (26) (2012)

2014

18. The Executive Turnover Risk Premium
    Journal of Finance, 2014, 69, (4), 1529-1563 View citations (107)
    See also Working Paper The Executive Turnover Risk Premium, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (2) (2012)

2013

19. Growth options, macroeconomic conditions, and the cross section of credit risk
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2013, 107, (2), 350-385 View citations (28)
20. Preferences for Truthfulness: Heterogeneity among and within Individuals
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (1), 532-48 View citations (177)
21. Satisfaction with democracy and collective action problems: the case of the environment
    Public Choice, 2013, 155, (1), 109-137 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Satisfaction with Democracy and Collective Action Problems: The Case of the Environment, Economics working papers (2008) View citations (7) (2008)
22. Solomonic separation: Risk decisions as productivity indicators
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2013, 46, (3), 265-297 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Solomonic Separation: Risk Decisions as Productivity Indicators, NBER Working Papers (2012) (2012)

2011

23. Board independence and competence
    Journal of Financial Intermediation, 2011, 20, (1), 71-93 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Board Independence and Competence, Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series (2007) (2007)
24. Loyalty and competence in public agencies
    Public Choice, 2011, 146, (1), 145-162 View citations (4)

2010

25. New and old market-based instruments for climate change policy
    Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 2010, 12, (1), 1-30 View citations (7)

2009

26. The quality of institutions and satisfaction with democracy in Western Europe -- A panel analysis
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2009, 25, (1), 30-41 View citations (49)

2008

27. Ordinary Economic Voting Behavior in the Extraordinary Election of Adolf Hitler
    The Journal of Economic History, 2008, 68, (4), 951-996 View citations (91)

2006

28. Choosing (and Reneging on) Exchange Rate Regimes
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2006, 4, (4), 770-799 View citations (85)
    See also Working Paper Choosing (And Reneging On) Exchange Rate Regimes, Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers (2003) View citations (53) (2003)
29. Screening budgets
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2006, 61, (3), 351-374 View citations (1)

2005

30. Using Revealed Preferences to Infer Environmental Benefits:Evidence from Recreational Fishing Licenses
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2005, 28, (2), 157-179 View citations (10)

2003

31. Interpreting sustainability in economic terms: dynamic efficiency plus intergenerational equity
    Economics Letters, 2003, 79, (3), 339-343 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper Interpreting Sustainability in Economic Terms: Dynamic Efficiency Plus Intergenerational Equity, Working Paper Series (2002) View citations (14) (2002)
32. Tradable Permits
    CESifo Forum, 2003, 4, (01), 3-32 View citations (16)

2001

33. Institutions of Conflict Management and Economic Growth in the European Union
    Kyklos, 2001, 54, (4), 509-531 View citations (7)