Hannes Wagner

Hannes Wagner

I am an Associate Professor of Finance, a Fellow at the Institute for Economic Research (IGIER), and an appointed member of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI). My prize-winning research focuses on corporate finance, investor activism, corporate social responsibility, institutional investors, and corporate misconduct. My work has been published in leading academic journals, including The Review of Financial Studies, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Review of Finance, and has been featured in the Economist, the Financial Times, and Harvard Business Review. I have won multiple teaching awards while teaching executives and non-executives at Bocconi University, the Rotterdam School of Management, the University of Oxford, the Duisenberg School of Finance, and the University of Munich

Associate Professor
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About

My recent research on asset management was sponsored by the Government Pension Fund of Norway (NBIM). I am the recipient of several research awards, including the 2020 Michael J. Brennan Runner Up Award for best paper published in The Review of Financial Studies on secret offshore vehicles uncovered in the Panama Papers.

Research interests

Shareholder activism, institutional investors, responsible investing, family firms, corporate misconduct, corporate governance, corporate finance

Working papers
Wagner, Hannes; Becht, Marco; Franks, Julian R.
WRDS Best Conference Paper Award 2019, Winner, presented at the 12th Annual Corporate Governance Conference, Philadelphia
Selected Publications

I have won multiple teaching awards while teaching executives and non-executives at Bocconi University, the Rotterdam School of Management, the University of Oxford, the Duisenberg School of Finance, and the University of Munich.