European Financial Management Association
2026 Annual Meetings
June 24- 27, 2026
University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway.


EFM "Merton H. Miller" Doctoral Seminar Student Presentations


GROUP #1: Corporate Finance


Purpose Without Power? The Allocation of Authority in Corporate Leadership   (PDF Version)
Piotr Langer,
University of Oxford, UK
Email: piotr.langer@sbs.ox.ac.uk



Hard Information and Local Lending Markets: Evidence from Invoice Digitalization§   (PDF Version)
Yunyue Chen,
Ghent University; NYU Visiting, Belgium
Email: Yunyue.Chen@UGent.be



Biopharma Firms with Negative Firm Value   (PDF Version)
Lin Fang,
Toulouse School of Economics, France
Email: lin.fang@tse-fr.eu



Spillover Effects from Peers in Local Markets and International Acquisitions: Evidence from China   (PDF Version)
Di Yan,
University of Groningen, Netherlands
Email: d.yan@rug.nl



Top Management Team Composition and Firm Outcomes: The Role of Outsider vs. Insider Appointments Following CEO Succession   (PDF Version)
Svetlana Kalinnikova,
Florida Atlantic University, USA
Email: skalinnikova2019@fau.edu



Pioneering Unbanked Markets: The Catalytic Role of a Public Commercial Bank   (PDF Version)
Roberto Melis,
University of Bergamo & University of Agder, Italy
Email: roberto.melis@unibg.it




GROUP #2: Capital Markets,Sustainability and Firm Performance


Fear of Missing Out and Financial Decision Making (FOMO)  (PDF Version)
Mo Kaddouhah,
Swansea University, UK
Email: 2030299@Swansea.ac.uk



Valuation Opacity in Illiquid Assets and Performance Management  (PDF Version)
Axel Fleury,
Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Email: axel.fleury@unine.ch



Conditional Performance of Factor Portfolios-Factor Decomposition and Regime-Dependent Return Dynamics  (PDF Version)
Ksenija Dikanovic,
University of Belgrade, Serbia
Email: ksenija.djikanovic@ekof.bg.ac.rs



ESG Risks, Actions, and Performance in Corporate Finance  (PDF Version)
Anggita Leviastuti,
The University of Glasgow, UK
Email: 2838783L@student.gla.ac.uk



Do Climate Commitments Matter? Performance Implications and Policy Context in the Banking Sector   (PDF Version)
Ingrid Serrano Bran,
University Deusto
Email: ingridmaria.serrano@deusto.es



A Labor-Based Measure of Sustainability Investment   (PDF Version)
Salma Lemkhente,
ESADE Business School, France
Email: salma.lemkhente@alumni.esade.edu