Hannes F. Wagner

Bocconi University - Department of Finance

Associate Professor of Finance

Via Roentgen 1

Milano, MI 20136

Italy

http://mypage.unibocconi.eu/hanneswagner

Bocconi University - IGIER - Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research

Via Roentgen 1

Milan, 20136

Italy

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

c/o the Royal Academies of Belgium

Rue Ducale 1 Hertogsstraat

1000 Brussels

Belgium

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (18)

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Citation 63

Returns to Hedge Fund Activism: An International Study

Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 402/2014
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 11 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Marco Becht, Julian R. Franks, Jeremy Grant and Hannes F. Wagner
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB), London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting, London School of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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Shareholder activism, hedge funds, active ownership, institutional investors

The Returns to Hedge Fund Activism: An International Study

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10507
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 24 Mar 2015
Marco Becht, Julian R. Franks, Jeremy Grant and Hannes F. Wagner
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB), London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting, London School of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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active ownership, hedge funds, institutional investors, shareholder activism

Do Institutional Investors Drive Corporate Social Responsibility? International Evidence

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming, 2nd Annual Financial Institutions, Regulation and Corporate Governance Conference, Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2708589
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 28 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2018
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Utah - Department of Finance, University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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Corporate Social Responsibility, Institutional Investors, Social Norms, Culture

Do Institutional Investors Drive Corporate Social Responsibility? International Evidence

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming, University of Alberta School of Business Research Paper No. 3150282, Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 3150282, BAFFI CAREFIN Centre Research Paper No. 2018-73
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 28 Mar 2018
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Utah - Department of Finance, University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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Corporate Social Responsibility, Institutional Investors, Social Norms, Culture

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The Value of Offshore Secrets – Evidence from the Panama Papers

Review of Financial Studies, forthcoming
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 28 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 30 May 2023
James O'Donovan, Hannes F. Wagner and Stefan Zeume
City University of Hong Kong (CityU), Bocconi University - Department of Finance and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Panama Papers, tax haven, offshore, corruption, tax evasion, expropriation, corporate misbehavior, Paradise Papers

Where Do Firms Incorporate? Deregulation and the Cost of Entry

ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 70/2006, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2008
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 02 Jun 2006
Marco Becht, Colin Mayer and Hannes F. Wagner
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB), University of Oxford - Said Business School and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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Incorporation, costs of regulation, regulatory competition

Where Do Firms Incorporate?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5875
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 27 Dec 2006
Marco Becht, Colin Mayer and Hannes F. Wagner
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB), University of Oxford - Said Business School and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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Incorporation, entrepreneurship, financial regulation, regulatory competition

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The Life Cycle of Family Ownership: International Evidence

EFA 2009 Bergen Meetings Paper, AFA 2009 San Francisco Meetings Paper, Paris December 2011 Finance Meeting EUROFIDAI - AFFI
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 06 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2011
London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting, University of Oxford - Said Business School, Drexel University - Bennett S. LeBow College of Business and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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ownership, family firms, life cycle, corporate performance

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The Origins of the German Corporation - Finance, Ownership and Control

ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 110/2005, AFA 2006 Boston Meetings Paper, EFA 2005 Moscow Meetings Paper, Review of Finance, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 537-585, 2006
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 23 Mar 2005 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2008
Julian R. Franks, Colin Mayer and Hannes F. Wagner
London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting, University of Oxford - Said Business School and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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Evolution of ownership, German stock markets, financial regulation

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Corporate Governance and CEO Turnover Decisions

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 12-16
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 17 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2018
Theodosios Dimopoulos and Hannes F. Wagner
University of Lausanne - School of Economics and Business Administration (HEC-Lausanne) and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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CEO, board, turnover, performance, restructuring

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The Equity Carve-Out Decision

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 06 Apr 2004 Last Revised: 20 Oct 2007
Hannes F. Wagner
Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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Equity carve-out, corporate restructuring, conglomerate

The Benefits of Access: Evidence from Private Meetings with Portfolio Firms

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 751/2021
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 21 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 03 May 2023
Marco Becht, Julian R. Franks and Hannes F. Wagner
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB), London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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active investors, trading, institutional investors, corporate governance, stewardship, active ownership, shareholder voting, analysts, fund managers

The Benefits of Access: Evidence from Private Meetings with Portfolio Firms

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16337
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 14 Jul 2021
Marco Becht, Julian R. Franks and Hannes F. Wagner
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB), London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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Corporate Governance Through Voice and Exit

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 633/2019
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 09 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 12 Nov 2022
Marco Becht, Julian R. Franks and Hannes F. Wagner
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB), London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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asset management, active ownership, corporate stewardship, shareholder monitoring, shareholder engagement, analyst research, institutional investors, corporate governance, voice and exit

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Does Family Control Matter? International Evidence from the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis

Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 25 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 02 May 2013
Karl V. Lins, Paolo F. Volpin and Hannes F. Wagner
University of Utah - Department of Finance, Drexel University - Bennett S. LeBow College of Business and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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blockholders, control, financial crisis, family

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Renewable Governance: Good for the Environment?

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 02 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2022
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Utah - Department of Finance, University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis, University of Arizona - Department of Finance and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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Environmental performance, Ownership structure, Sustainability, Corporate social responsibility, ESG, Corporate governance

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Do Qualifications Matter? New Evidence on Board Functions and Director Compensation

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 07 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2017
Viktar Fedaseyeu, James S. Linck and Hannes F. Wagner
China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Finance Department and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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Boards of directors, Board duties, CEOs, Compensation, Qualifications, Outside directors

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Leverage and Pricing of Debt in LBOs

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 17 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2011
Bocconi University - Department of Finance, Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Faculty of Economic and Business SciencesBarcelona Graduate School of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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leveraged buyout, senior and junior debt, term loans, high-yield debt, private equity

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Public Equity Issues and the Scope for Market Timing

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 06 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2008
Hannes F. Wagner
Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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capital structure, initial public offering, market timing, seasoned equity offering

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Family Firms and Labor Market Regulation

INSEAD Working Paper No. 2014/62/EPS
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 18 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2015
INSEAD - Economics and Political Sciences, Singapore Management University - School of Accountancy, Bocconi University - Department of Finance and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Family firms, Labor market regulation

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Data Leaks and Tax Havens

Research Handbook on the Economics of Tax Havens, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 14 May 2023
Hannes F. Wagner and Stefan Zeume
Bocconi University - Department of Finance and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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data leak, tax haven, Panama Papers, Paradise Papers, offshore vehicles, secrets, data breach, tax avoidance, tax evasion, ESG

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Borrowing in Buyouts

CAREFIN Research Paper No. 14/09
Posted: 08 May 2010
Bocconi University - Department of Finance, Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Faculty of Economic and Business SciencesBarcelona Graduate School of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Finance

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Leverage buyout, capital structure, private equity