prof@haraldhau.com
Academic appointments
| Director of the Geneva Finance Research Institute (GFRI) | October 2016 – November 2019 |
| Professor of Economics and Finance, University of Geneva | 2011 – Present |
| Senior Chair at the Swiss Finance Institute | 2011 – Present |
| Associate Professor, INSEAD – Business School, France | 2001 – 2011 |
| Associate Professor, ESSEC – Business School, France | 1999 – 2001 |
| Assistant Professor, ESSEC – Business School, France | 1996 – 1999 |
Professional experience and qualifications
| Research Fellow, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research, Hong Kong | 2013 and 2015 |
| Wim Duisenberg Fellow, European Central Bank, Frankfurt | Summer 2011 |
| Economic Policy, Panel Member | 2004 – 2005 |
| Research Fellow, Norwegian Central Bank, Oslo | November 2003 |
| Visiting Professor, Center for Economic Studies (CES), Munich | September 2002 |
| Visiting Scholar, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC | Spring 2002 |
| Visiting Professor, Haas Business School, University of California, Berkeley | Spring 2000 |
| Research Fellow, Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London | 1999 – Present |
| Visiting Researcher, Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm | Spring 1998 |
| Lecturer, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University | 1995 – 1996 |
Education
| Princeton University, Ph.D., Economics Thesis Advisor: Kenneth Rogoff | 1991 – 1996 |
| University of Virginia, M.A., Economics | 1990 – 1991 |
| University of Bonn, B.A., Economics | 1987 – 1990 |
Honors, awards, and grants
| Giovannini Programme for Data Science, Research Grant by the European Central Bank | 2022 – 2024 |
| SNSF Project Grant: OTC Markets and Corporate Hedging, 168.000 CHF | 2020 – 2022 |
| Best Paper Award at French Finance Association conference, (joint with M. Efing, P. Kampkötter, and J.-C. Rochet) | 2019 |
| SNSF Project Grant: CoCo Bond Issuances, 150.000 CHF, (joint with J.-C. Rochet) | 2017 – 2019 |
| SNSF Project Grant: Fintech at Alibaba, 433.604 CHF (joint with Y. Huang) | 2017–2020 |
| Best Paper Prize of the 13th International Paris Finance Meeting, (with M. Efing) | 2015 |
| Synergia Grant by the Swiss National Science Foundation, 2.139.928 CHF (joint with L. Mancini, A. Ranaldo, N. Schürhoff, and J. Wranpelmeyer) | 2014 – 2018 |
| Best Paper Prize of the 11th International Paris Finance Meeting | 2013 |
| Standard Life ECGI Best Paper Prize, European Corporate Governance Institute | 2010 |
| Research Grant by the ‘Agence Nationale de la Recherche’ (France) and the Economic and Social Research Council (UK), 490.000 Euros (joint with M. Moore) | 2009 |
| Special Prize for Best Journal Article on the Financial Crisis, Europlace | 2009 |
| Best Journal Paper Prize, Europlace | 2007 |
| Joseph de la Vega Prize for Best Paper, Federation of European Stock Exchanges | 2000 |
| Foundation Banque de France, Research Grant Competition Winner | 2003 |
| Inquire Europe, Research Grant Competition Winner | 2000 |
| Foundation Banque de France, Research Grant Competition Winner | 1999 |
| University Fellowship, Princeton University | 1991 – 1995 |
| Bradley Fellowship | 1993 – 1995 |
| Fellowship of the Center for International Studies | 1994 |
| Research Fellowship, International Finance Section, Princeton University | 1993 |
| Fellowship, Hermann Schlosser Stiftung | 1992 |
| Fellowship, Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes | 1988 – 1992 |
Publications in Refereed Journals
- “How Real Estate Booms Hurt Firms? Evidence on Investment Substitution”, Journal of Urban Economics, forthcoming, (with D. Ouyang)
- “Consumption Response to Minimum Wage Increases: Evidence from Chinese Households”, Review of Economics and Statistics, forthcoming, (with Y. Huang and E. Dautovic)
- “FinTech Credit and Entrepreneurial Growth”, Journal of Finance, forthcoming, (with Y. Huang, C. Lin, H. Shan, Z. Sheng, and L. Wei)
- “Global Portfolio Rebalancing and Exchange Rates”, Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 35(11), 5228–5274, (with N. Camanho and H. Rey)
- “Banker Bonuses as a Risk Sharing Contract”, Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 36(1), 235–280, (with M. Efing, P. Kampkötter, and J.-C. Rochet)
- “Discriminatory Pricing of Over-The-Counter Derivatives”, Management Science, 2021, Vol. 67(11), 6660-6677, (with P. Hoffmann, S. Langfield, and Y. Timmer)
- “Firm Response to Competitive Shocks: Evidence from China’s Minimum Wage Policy”, Review of Economic Studies, 87(6), 2639-2671, with Yi Huang and Gewei Wang
- “How FinTech Enters China’s Credit Market”, American Economic Review P&P , 109 (May 2019), 60-64, with Yi Huang, Hongzhe Shan, and Zixia Sheng.
- “The Role of Equity Funds in the Financial Crisis Propagation”, Review of Finance, 2017, 77-108, with Sandy Lai.
- “Asset Allocation and Monetary Policy: Evidence from the Eurozone”, Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 120(2) (2016), 309-329, with Sandy Lai.
- “Incentive Pay and Bank Risk-Taking: Evidence from Austrian, German and Swiss Banks”, Journal of International Economics, Vol. 96 (2015), S123-S140, with Matthias Efing, Patrick Kampkötter, and Johannes Steinbrecher.
- “Structured Debt Ratings: Evidence on Conflicts of Interest”, Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 116 (2015), 46-60, with Matthias Efing.
- “Dealer Intermediation Between Market”, Journal of the European Economic Association, Vol. 13(5) (2015), 770-804, with Peter Dunne and Michael Moore.
- “The Exchange Rate Effect of Multi-Currency Arbitrage”, Journal of International Money and Finance, Vol. 47 (2014), 304-331.
- “Banks‘ Ratings: What Determines their Quality?”, Economic Policy, Vol. 28(74) (2013), 289-333, with Sam Langfield and David Marques-Ibanes.
- “Real Effects of Stock Underpricing”, Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 108 (2013), 392-408, with Sandy Lai.
- “Global versus Local Asset Pricing: A Speculation Based Test of Market Integration”, Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 24(12) (2011), 3891-3940.
- “Do Demand Curves for Currencies Slope Down? Evidence from the MSCI Global Index Change”, Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 23(4) (2010), 1681-1717, with Joel Peress, and Massimo Massa.
- “International Order Flows: Explaining Equity and Exchange Rate Returns”, Journal of International Money and Finance, Vol. 29(2) (2010), 358-386, with Peter Dunne and Michael Moore.
- “Subprime Crisis and Board (In)Competence: Private versus Public Banks in Germany’’, Economic Policy, Vol. 24(60) (2009), 701-752, with Marcel Thum.
- “Home Bias at the Fund Level”, American Economic Review P&P, Vol. 98(2) (2008), 333-338, with Hélène Rey.
- “The Role of Transaction Costs for Financial Volatility: Evidence from the Paris Bourse”, Journal of the European Economic Association, Vol. 4(4) (2006), 862-890.
- “Exchange Rates, Equity Prices and Capital Flows’’, Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 19, 273-317 (2006), with Hélène Rey.
- “Can Portfolio Rebalancing Explain the Dynamics of Equity Returns, Equity Flows and Exchange Rates?”, American Economic Review P&P, Vol. 96(2) (2004), 126-133, with Hélène Rey.
- “How has the Euro changed the Foreign Exchange Market?”, Economic Policy, Vol. 17 (34) (2002), 150-191, with Michael Moore and William Killeen.
- “The Euro as an International Currency: Explaining Puzzling First Evidence”, Journal of International Money and Finance, Vol. 21(3) (2002), 351-383, with Michael Moore and William Killeen.
- “Exchange Rate Volatility and Economic Openness: Theory and Evidence”, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Vol. 34(3) (2002), 611-630.
- “Geographic Patterns of Trading Profitability in Xetra”, European Economic Review, Vol. 45 (2001), 757-769.
- “Location Matters: An Examination of Trading Profits”, Journal of Finance, Vol. 56(5) (2001), 1959-1983.
- “Lawyers, Legislation, and Social Welfare”, European Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 9 (2002), 231-254, with Marcel Thum.
- “Exchange Rate Determination under Factor Price Rigidities”, Journal of International Economics, Vol. 50 (2000), 421-447.
- “Competitive Entry and Endogenous Risk in the Foreign Exchange Market”, Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 11(4) (1998), 757-787.
- “Privatization under Political Interference: Evidence from Eastern Germany”, European Economic Review, Vol. 42 (1998), 1177-1201.
Other Articles and Comments in Journals
- “Hedging mit Devisenderivaten als Erklärung für Wechselkurse”. Schmalenbach IMPULSE, No 3(2)/2023, 1-9 (with Leonie Bräuer)
- “Discriminatory Pricing of Over-the-Counter Derivatives”. SFI Practitioner Roundups Magazine, No 2/2018, 14-15
- “What does a bank’s payroll reveal about its risk-taking”, International Banker, April 10, 2017, lead article (with Matthias Efing, Patrick Kampkötter and Johannes Steinbrecher)
- “Die Dosis macht das Gift – eine Analyse zum Einfluss von Bonuszahlungen auf die Profitabilität und das Risiko von Banken”, Ifo Schnelldienst, Vol. 68 (2015), 23-31, with Matthias Efing, Patrick Kampkötter and Johannes Steinbrecher
- “Europas Bankenunion oder der Triumph der Hoffnung über die Erfahrung”, Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, Vol. 14(3/4) (2013), 186-197.
- “Schritt für Schritt … dem Abgrund entgegen!”, Ifo Schnelldienst, Vol. 64 (2012), with Bernd Lucke.
- “Wie (in-)kompetent sind die Aufsichtsräte deutscher Banken?”, Ifo Schnelldienst, Vol. 61(19), 27-29, with Marcel Thum.
- “Comment on Fiscal Policy and Interest Rates in Europe”, Economic Policy, Vol. 21(47) (2006), 481-484.
- “Privatization under Political Interference: Evidence from Eastern Germany”, in Privatization and Globalization, The Changing Role of the State in Business, Mudambi, Ram (ed.), 2003, pp. 406-430. Elgar
Reference Collection, Globalization of the World Economy, Vol. 14, Chelterham, U.K. and Northampton, Mass. (Reprint). - “Comment on Corporate Risk Management for Multinational Corporations: Financial and Operational Hedging Policies”, European Finance Revue, (1999), Vol. 2, 247-249
Papers under Review or Revisions
- “The Effect of Board Overlap on Firm Behavior”, (with H. Geng, R. Michaely, and B. Nguyen)
- “Does Shareholder Overlap alleviate Patent Holdup?”, SFI research paper No. 15-39, (with H. Geng and S. Lai)
Work in Progress
- “OTC Transaction Costs and Limited Corporate Risk Hedging”, (with T. Terracciano and S. Langfield)
- “Does Board Overlap reduce Patent Similarity?”, (with H. Geng, and B. Nguyen)
Teaching
| “Valuation and Private Equity”, GEMFIN Executive Master Program | 2021 – Present |
| “Topics in International Finance”, Swiss Finance Institute PhD course | 2012 – Present |
| “International Macroeconomics”, Master Level, University of Geneva | 2011 – 2021 |
| “International Finance”, Master Level, University of Geneva | 2007 – 2010 |
| “Macquarie Master of Finance”, INSEAD Executive Education, | 2007 – 2010 |
| “Finance for Executive”, INSEAD Executive Education | 2004 – 2007 |
| “MyGlobe Program”, INSEAD Executive Education | 2004 – 2006 |
| “Young Manager Program”, INSEAD Executive Education | 2006 |
| “Financial Markets and Valuation”, INSEAD MBA | 2000 – 2011 |
| “Information Economics”, INSEAD PhD Program | 2001 – 2010 |
| “Corporate Finance”, Haas Business School, UC Berkeley | Spring 2000 |
| “FX Risk Management”, Executive Education, ESSEC IMD | 1998 – 1999 |
| “Exchange Rates”, Doctoral Research Seminar, ESSEC | 1997 |
| “International Finance”, ESSEC | 1996 – 1999 |
| “Financial Markets and Financial Institutions”, ESSEC | 1997 – 1999 |
| “International Economics”, Graduate Tutorial, Princeton University | 1996 |
| “Macroeconomics”, Graduate Tutorial, Princeton University | 1995 |
| Nomination for Best MBA Core Teaching at INSEAD | 2004 |
Major Media Contributions (since 2008)
- “Boosting consumption in China: The effectiveness of minimum wages”, July 11, 2024, article on VoxDev.org
- “Insufficient supervisory board competence as a risk factor for banks”, June 10, 2024, article on VoxEU.org
- “Why many firms get a bad deal when hedging currency risk”, February 9, 2022, article on VoxEU.org
- “Banks accused of ‘systematic’ gouging of small customers on FX”, article in the Financial Times, June 17, 2019
- “China Syndrome redux: New results on global labour reallocation”, March 1, 2019, article on VoxEU.org
- “China’s real estate booms, local capital scarcity, and industrial decline”, October 26, 2018, article on VoxEU.org
- “Minimum wages in the world’s largest labour market”, January 8, 2018, article on VoxEU.org
- “Local Asset Price Dynamics and Monetary Policy in the Eurozone”, ifo DICE Report 15 (1), 2017, 14-16
- “Does Management Quality Matter? Evidence from Labour Cost Shocks in China”, October 17, 2016, article on VoxEU.org
- “Erfordert besser Bankenaufsicht ein Kontrolle der Bonuszahlungen?”, March 2015, Interview in PERSONALquarterly
- “Optimale Vergütungsstrukturen in Banken”, Die Bank, March 2015
- “Bankers“ bonuses and performance sensitivity”, November 13, 2014, article on VoxEU.org
- “Gendarme de la finance, le seul rôle de la Finma?”, January 31, 2014, Le Débat Economique, Le Temps
- “Corrupted credit ratings: Standard & Poor’s lawsuit and the evidence”, June 18, 2013, article on VoxEU.org
- “Professoren-Profil: Harald Hau”, Wisu-Margazin, vol 42(2), February 2013
- “Eurozone banking union is deeply flawed”, article with Hans Werner Sinn in Financial Times (paper circulation and web: 900,000), January 28, 2013
- “Die gefährliche Dimension der Bankenunion”, article with Hans Werner Sinn in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, German daily newspaper (circulation: 380,000), p. 13, January 22, 2013
- “Warum der Schuldenschnitt die bessere Lösung ist”, article in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, German daily newspaper (circulation: 380,000), September 13, 2012
- “Why early sovereign default could save the Euro”, September 8, 2012, article on VoxEU.org
- “Brauchen Entschuldung”, interview in Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine, Regional newspaper, June 27, 2012
- “Warum auch Spanien auf einen Euroaustritt zusteuert”, article in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, German daily newspaper (circulation: 380,000), June 23, 2012
- “Der riskante Griff nach dem Hebel”, article in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, German daily newspaper (circulation: 380,000), October 24, 2011
- “Europa muss sich selbst zu helfen wissen”, interview in 20minuten.ch, Swiss online newspaper, October 14, 2011
- “Recapitaliser les banques, ça coûte moins cher”, article in Les Echos, French daily economic newspaper (circulation: 140,000), p. 17, October 3, 2011
- “Europäische Banken notfalls zwingen”, article in Luxemburger Wort, daily newspaper (circulation: 81,000), October 1, 2011
- “Un cadeau de 200 milliards d’euros pour les riches”, article in Le Temps, Geneva daily newspaper (circulation: 49,000), September 24, 2011
- “Die Alternative zum Rettungsschirm”, article in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, German daily newspaper (circulation: 380,000), September 16, 2011
- “Die Garantie aller Staatsschulden erweist sich als Illusion”, article in Handelsblatt, German business daily (circulation: 148,000), September, 5, 2011
- “Bank recapitalization is the best euro rescue strategy”, September 2, 2011, article on VoxEU.org
- “Beitrag privater Gläubiger entpuppt sich als Farce”, article in Fuldaer Zeitung, Regional newspaper (circulation: 60,000), August 23, 2011
- “Une Europe que fait cadeau de 200 milliards à ses riches”, article in Le Monde, French daily newspaper (circulation: 320,000), August 15, 2011
- “200-Milliarden-Geschenk für Europas Reiche”, article in Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany’s largest subscripton newspaper (circulation: 445,000), p. 20, August 8, 2011
- “Europe’s €200 billion reverse wealth tax”, June 2011, article on VoxEU.org
- “Understanding and quantifying contagion”, February 2011, article on VoxEU.org
- “Europäische Lehren aus dem Fall Griechenland” , Berlin Risk Brief, No. 6, Oktober 2010
- “Triumph des Börsenmarktes”, article in Süddeutsche Zeitung on financial system reform, Germany’s largest subscripton newspaper (circulation: 445,000), p. 18, May 25, 2010
- “Securitisation Failings: Market Failure or Missing Market?”, April 2010, article on VoxEU.org
- “Une crise des banques, pas des marchés”, article in Les Echos on the banking crisis, French daily economic newspaper (circulation: 140,000), p. 13, April 15, 2009
- “Legenden um die Krise”, article in Handelsblatt on the banking crisis, Germany’s largest daily economic newspaper (circulation: 148,000), April 8, 2009
- “Der Rat der Circe”, full page article in Handelsblatt on the banking crisis, Germany’s largest daily economic newspaper (circulation: 148,000), November 18, 2008
- “Ahnungslose Aufseher”, full page article in Rheinischer Merkur on the banking crisis, German weekly newspaper (circulation: 184,000), October 30, 2008
- “Board (In-)Competence and the Subprime Crisis”, January 2009, article on VoxEU.org
- “International Portfolio Investment under the Microscope”, September 2008, article on VoxEU.org
Other Media Coverage (since 2008)
- “Prévisions conjoncturelles pour 2018”, TV interview with Darius Rochebin, RTS journal, January 8, 2018
- “Taking Stock: Why Bankers Still Aren’t Chastened”, quote, Spiegel Online International, October 31, 2013
- “The Domino Effect: Five Years after Crisis, Banks No Better Off”, quote , Spiegel Online International, September 4, 2013
- “Debatte über Schuldenerlass: Die Sehnsucht nach dem großen Schnitt”, various quotes , Spiegel Online, July 2, 2013
- “Banks get higher credit ratings for buiness, ECB study says”, Bloomberg Businessweek, October 24, 2012
- “Kalte Enteignung”, Interview in Cover Story, Der Spiegel, Heft 41/2012, October 2012
- “Greece election euphoria give way to Euro angst”, TV debate at News Channel France 24, June 18, 2012
- “Bank Ratings by Credit Agencies”, TV interview, Dukascopy TV, May 21, 2012
- “Europe’s groundswell for growth”, TV debate at News Channel France 24, April 30, 2011
- “Die Zeitbombe ist noch nicht entschärft”, article on banking, Süddeutsche Zeitung, April 27, 2011
- “Greece lightning strikes G20”, TV debate at News Channel France 24, November 3, 2011
- “Mogelpackung: Der Hebel des Euro-Rettungsfonds”, Das Erste, Monitor, November 3, 2011
- “Euro-Rettungsschirm: Wer wird geschützt?”, Das Erste, Plusminus, November 1, 2011
- “Recapitalizing Europe”, TV debate at News Channel France 24, October 12, 2011
- “Who can save Europe?”, TV debate at News Channel France 24, September 22, 2011
- “Davos: have they learned anything?”, TV debate at News Channel France 24, January 27, 2011
- “Banques – Kerviel: un dérapage individuel?”, TV debate at News Channel France 24, October 8, 2010
- “World Economy: where do we go next?”, TV debate at News Channel France 24, August 23, 2010
- “Der Besuch der alten Dame”, Handelsblatt and Wirtschaftswoche (wiwi.de) article reporting my reseach on transaction taxes, June 17, 2010
- “Societé General against Jerôme Kerviel”, TV interview at News Channel France 24, June 8, 2010, 5 minutes interview for the English and in French edition
- “The CEO compensation scandal around Henri Proglio”, TV interview in ‘Focus’, at News Channel France 24, January 22, 2010, 6 minutes interview in English
- “Aufsichtsrat kompetent besetzen”, Die Bank – Zeitschrift fuer Bankpolitik und Praxis, Nr. 12, December 2009, summary of bank research with Marcel Thum
- “Staatsbanken vernichten Milliarden”, Der Steuerzahler, article on bank research with Marcel Thum, monthly newspaper of the German tax payer association, October 5, 2009
- “Deutschland: Vater Staat als schlechter Aufseher”, Die Presse, article reports on joint bank research with Marcel Thum, Austrian daily newspaper (circulation: 325,000), September 15, 2009
- “Lehman bank collapse: one year on”, TV interview at News Channel France 24, September 14, 5 minutes interview in English
- “Investment bank bonuses: too much?”, TV debate at News Channel France 24, August 6, 2009, twice 15 minutes in English and French
- Interview in Business Week for the 50th anniversary of INSEAD, August 4, 2009
- “Finanzmarktkompetenz dringend gesucht”, Der Ausichtsrat, article in a specialized newspaper for corporate board members, May 14, 2009
- “Wie geht es bei der HSH Nordbank weiter?”, WISO, ZDF, German public TV reports on joint bank research with Marcel Thum, April 20, 2009
- “Crisis: beginning of the end?”, TV debate at News Channel France 24, April 15, 2009
- “US banks: Time for detox”, TV interview ‘The Top Story’, at News Channel France 24, March 24, 2009, 07:00 min.
- “Verluste der Landesbanken – Ausichtsräte ohne Ahnung vom Bankgeschäft”, Plusminus, Das Erste, German public TV reports on joint bank research with Marcel Thum, March 3, 2009, 05:50 min.
- “Economic Nationalism on the Rise?”, TV debate at News Channel France 24, February 3, 2009
- “Kompetenz der Ausichtsräte in öffentlichen Banken”, radio interview on Deutschland Radio, October 7, 2008
- “Wie (in-)kompetent sind die Aufsichtsräte deustcher Banken?”, Ifo-Schnelldienst, October 2008, extensively covered by German media (13 regional and national newspapers, 2 national TV channels, 2 radio stations)
- “How a downturn could turn into a disaster”, Financial Times, September 8, 2008, research cited by Wolfgang Münchau
- “The global subprime crisis’’, radio discussion at Radio Courtoisie, April 14, 2008.
- “ECB interest policy’’, TV debate at News Channel France 24, April 14, 2008
Invited Conference Presentations (since 2010)
- IMF 24th Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference, November 9-10, 2023
- EFA Conference 2023, Amsterdam, August 17-19, 2023
- GIGS, 2nd Summer Symposium, Keynote speech, July 8, 2023
- Erasmus Corporate Governance Conference, Rotterdam, June 16-17, 2023
- Adam Smith Workshop, Oxford, April 20-21, 2023
- SFI Research Days, Online Conference, June 7-8, 2021
- SFI Research Days, Online Conference, June 8-9, 2020
- International Finance Conference at UIBE, Peking, November 15-16, 2019
- NBER China Conference, Boston, September 26-27, 2019
- Summer Finance and Accounting Conference, Jerusalem, July 15-16, 2019
- SFI Research Days, Online Conference, June 2-4, 2019
- European Winter Finance Conference, April 1-3, 2019
- NBER China working group meeting, Boston, March 22-23, 2019
- European Winter Symposium, Megève, January 13-16, 2019
- International Conference on Banking and Economic Development, EBAPE, Brazil, December 6-7, 2018
- 6th Annual HEC Paris Workshop Banking, Finance, Macroeconomics and the Real Economy, October 19, 2018
Hong Kong Institute of Monetary Research, June 29, 2018 - 7th China International Finance Expo, Guangzhou, China, June 23, 2018, keynote speaker
- Conference on Financial Markets, King’s College Business School, London, June 8, 2018
- Financial Intermediation Research Society Conference, Barcelona, June 1-3, 2018
- NBER Corporate Finance Conference, Chicago, April 6-7, 2018
- European Winter Finance Summit, St. Moritz, March 4-7, 2018
- European Economic Association Meetings 2017, Lisbon, August 22, 2017
- Geneva International Macroeconomics and Finance Workshop, Geneva, August 18, 2017
- SFI Research Day, Gerzensee, June 13, 2017
- Conference on the Econometrics of Financial Markets, Stockholm Business School, May 4-5, 2017
- The Price-Stability Target in the Eurozone and the European Debt Crisis, conference of the ESTM and the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, Berlin, September 28, 2016
- First Conference of the European Systematic Risk Board, Frankfurt, September 22-23, 2016
- European Economic Association Meetings 2016, Geneva, August 25, 2016
- 18th NBER-CCER Annual Conference, Peking, China, June 22-24, 2016
- SFI Research Day, Gerzensee, June 7, 2016
- World Finance and Banking Symposium, Hanoi, Vietnam, December 17-18, 2015
- European Economic Association Meetings 2015, Mannheim, August 25, 2016
- International Conference on Innovations and the Global Economy, Hangzhou, China, June 12, 2015
- 12th International Paris Finance Meeting (Eurodifai-AFFI), Paris, December 18, 2014
- 13th Macroeconomic policy research workshop on the changing role of central banks post-crisis, Budapest, Hungary, October 16-17, 2014
- International Conference on Financial Market Reform and Regulation, Beijing, China, June 30- July 1, 2014
- NBER International Macroeconomic Seminar, Riga, Latvia, June 27-28, 2014
- Lunch Seminar on active and passive investment, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, June 5, 2014
- SFI Research Day, Gerzensee, June 3, 2014
- SNB-UZH Workshop on asset prices and exchange rates, Zürich, May 20-21, 2014
- American Finance Association Meetings 2014, Philadelphia, January 3-5, 2014
- Workshop on Empirical Monetary Economics, Sciences Po Paris, December 10, 2013
- European Finance Association Meetings 2013, Cambridge, August 28-31, 2013
- European Economic Association Meetings 2013, Gothenburg, August 26-30, 2013
- Symposium bei der Deutschen Bundesbank, „Europäische Bankenunion: Ein neuer Ordnungsrahmen?“ Frankfurt, September 16, 2013
- HKIMR/HKUST Joint Conference on Macroeconomics and International Finance, July 2-3, 2013.
- Global Research Forum on International Macroeconomics and Finance, European Central Bank, Frankfurt, December 17-18, 2012
- Economic Policy, 56th Panel Meeting, Cyprus, October 18-20, 2012
- European Finance Association Meetings, Copenhagen, August 16-18, 2012
- Helsinki Finance Summit 2012, Helsinki, August 13-14, 2012
- 11th Swiss Doctoral Workshop in Finance, Gerzensee, Keynote lecture, June 10-11, 2011,
- 6th Annual Meeting of the Swiss Finance Institute, Zürich, November 30, 2011
- European Summer Symposium on Financial Markets 2011, Gerzensee, July 18-23, 2011
- Economist Conference, 15th Roundtable with the Government of Greece, Athens, May 17-19, 2011
- Third Annual Conference on Hedge Funds, Paris, January 27-28, 2011
- Third Conference on Financial Stability and Integration, Mannheim, September 23-24, 2010
- European Finance Association Meetings, Frankfurt, August 26-28, 2010
- The Industrial Organization of Security Markets, Frankfurt, June 28-29, 2010
- Conference on Governance, Executive Compensation and Excessive Risk, Columbia University, New York, May 27-28, 2010
- Second Annual Conference on Hedge Funds, Paris, January 28-29, 2010
Committee Work and Conference Organization (since 2010)
| Fintech, Credit and the Future of Banking, Principle Organizer, Rigi Kaltbad | July 10-13, 2018 |
| OTC Markets and their Reform, Principle Organizer, Rigi Kaltbad | June 8-10, 2017 |
| EEA-ESEM Special Session on China, Organizer | August 22, 2016 |
| Geneva Workshop on Capital Flows and RMB Internationalization | September 4, 2015 |
| Geneva-China Workshop on International Macroeconomics and Finance, Organizer | May 4-11, 2014 |
| Program committee of the Western Finance Association Meetings | 2013 – Present |
| Head of the PhD committee, Department of Economics, University of Geneva | 2013 – Present |
| Member of the evaluation committee of the Excellence Initiative by the German Federal and State Governments | 2011 |
| Program committee, Darden International Finance Conference | 2010 – Present |
| Scientific committee, Federation of European Stock Exchanges | 2010 – Present |
| Program committee of the European Finance Association Meetings | 2003 – Present |
Referee Work for Journals and Foundations
American Economic Review; Econometrica; Economic Journal; Economic Policy; European Economic Review; European Journal of Finance; Finance; International Journal of Economics and Business; Journal of Empirical Finance; Journal of the European Economic Association; Journal of Finance; Journal of Financial Markets; Journal of International Economics; Journal of International Money and Finance; Journal of Monetary Economics; Journal of Money, Credit and Banking; Journal of Political Economy; Management Science; Review of Economic Studies; Review of Finance; Review of Financial Studies; Scandinavian Journal of Economics; Zeitschrift für Nationalökonomie; American National Science Foundation; German Science Foundation; Swiss National Bank
Languages
German
(fluent)
English
(fluent)
French
(fluent)