Josef Zechner

Vienna University of Economics and Business

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Welthandelsplatz 1

Vienna, Wien A-1019

Austria

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Optimal Capital Allocation Using RAROC and EVA

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Optimal Capital Allocation Using RAROC and EVA

Journal of Financial Intermediation, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 11 Sep 1998
Neal Stoughton and Josef Zechner
Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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capital, allocation, risk, management, equity

Optimal Capital Allocation Using Raroc and Eva

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 4169
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 19 Jan 2004
Neal Stoughton and Josef Zechner
Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Low Risk Anomalies?

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Low Risk Anomalies?

Number of pages: 73 Posted: 13 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2017
Paul Schneider, Christian Wagner and Josef Zechner
University of Lugano - Institute of Finance, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Low risk anomaly, skewness, risk premia, equity options

Low Risk Anomalies?

CFS Working Paper, No. 550
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 26 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 11 Jan 2018
Paul Schneider, Christian Wagner and Josef Zechner
University of Lugano - Institute of Finance, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Low risk anomaly, skewness, credit risk, risk premia, equity options

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The Dynamics of Capital Allocation

EFA 0328; AFA 2001 New Orleans
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 Dec 2000
Neal Stoughton and Josef Zechner
Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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The Cross-Section of Credit Risk Premia and Equity Returns

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 12 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2015
Nils Friewald, Christian Wagner and Josef Zechner
Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), WU Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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equity returns, default risk, credit risk premia, credit default swaps, cross-sectional asset pricing

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The Geography of Equity Listing: Why Do European Companies List Abroad?

EFA 0171
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 24 Mar 2000
Marco Pagano, Ailsa Röell and Josef Zechner
University of Naples Federico II - Department of Economics and Statistics, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Corporate Debt Maturity Profiles

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Corporate Debt Maturity Profiles

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 30 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2017
Jaewon Choi, Dirk Hackbarth and Josef Zechner
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Finance, Boston University - Department of Finance & Economics and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Capital Structure, Debt Structure, Debt Maturity

Corporate Debt Maturity Profiles

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12289
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 11 Sep 2017
Jaewon Choi, Dirk Hackbarth and Josef Zechner
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Finance, Boston University - Department of Finance & Economics and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Capital Structure, Debt Maturity, Debt Structure

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Leverage Dynamics over the Business Cycle

AFA 2012 Chicago Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 15 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2015
Michael Halling, Jin Yu and Josef Zechner
Stockholm School of Economics & Swedish House of Finance, Monash University -Department of Banking and Finance and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Empirical Corporate Finance, Capital Structure Dynamics, Business Cycle Variation

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Credit Risk and Dynamic Capital Structure Choice

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Credit Risk and Dynamic Capital Structure Choice

EFA 2001 Barcelona Meetings
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 05 Jul 2001
Thomas Dangl and Josef Zechner
Vienna University of Technology and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Credit Risk and Dynamic Capital Structure Choice

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 4132
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 03 Jan 2004
Thomas Dangl and Josef Zechner
Vienna University of Technology and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Intermediated Investment Management

Journal of Finance, Vol. 66, No. 3, pp. 947-980, 2011, EFA 2007 Ljubljana Meetings Paper, AFA 2009 San Francisco Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 25 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 18 Mar 2012
Neal Stoughton, Youchang Wu and Josef Zechner
Vienna University of Economics and Business, University of Oregon - Lundquist College of Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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investment management, intermediation, investment adviser, kickback

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Portfolio Performance, Discount Dynamics, and the Turnover of Closed-End Fund Managers

EFA 2006 Zurich Meetings Paper, AFA 2008 New Orleans Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 23 Mar 2005 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2008
Russ Wermers, Youchang Wu and Josef Zechner
University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Oregon - Lundquist College of Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Closed-end fund, manager turnover, discount

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Debt Maturity and the Dynamics of Leverage

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Debt Maturity and the Dynamics of Leverage

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 06 Mar 2005 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2016
Thomas Dangl and Josef Zechner
Vienna University of Technology and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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debt maturity, optimal capital structure choice

Debt Maturity and the Dynamics of Leverage

CFS Working Paper, No. 547
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 25 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 11 Jan 2018
Thomas Dangl and Josef Zechner
Vienna University of Technology and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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debt maturity, optimal capital structure choice

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Financial Media, Price Discovery, and Merger Arbitrage

CFS WP No. 551
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 26 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 27 Sep 2017
Matthias M. M. Buehlmaier and Josef Zechner
The University of Hong Kong and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Financial Media, Merger Arbitrage, Hedge Funds, Market Efficiency, Mergers and Acquisitions

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Market Discipline and Internal Governance in the Mutual Fund Industry

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Market Discipline and Internal Governance in the Mutual Fund Industry

University of Vienna, Department of Finance Working Paper No. 2004-3, AFA 2006 Boston Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 Feb 2005
Thomas Dangl, Youchang Wu and Josef Zechner
Vienna University of Technology, University of Oregon - Lundquist College of Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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mutual funds, portfolio management, governance, market discipline

Market Discipline and Internal Governance in the Mutual Fund Industry

Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 22 Jun 2006
Thomas Dangl, Youchang Wu and Josef Zechner
Vienna University of Technology, University of Oregon - Lundquist College of Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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mutual funds, portfolio management, governance, market discipline

Market Discipline and Internal Governance in the Mutual Fund Industry

The Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 21, Issue 5, pp. 2307-2343, 2008
Posted: 19 Sep 2008
Thomas Dangl, Youchang Wu and Josef Zechner
Vienna University of Technology, University of Oregon - Lundquist College of Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business

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Managerial Rents vs. Shareholder Value in Delegated Portfolio Management: The Case of Closed-End Funds

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Managerial Rents vs. Shareholder Value in Delegated Portfolio Management: The Case of Closed-End Funds

Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 21 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 04 Jul 2016
Youchang Wu, Russ Wermers and Josef Zechner
University of Oregon - Lundquist College of Business, University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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closed-end fund, closed-end fund discount, portfolio manager, managerial rent

Managerial Rents vs. Shareholder Value in Delegated Portfolio Management: The Case of Closed-End Funds

CFS Working Paper, No. 548
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 26 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 11 Jan 2018
Youchang Wu, Russ Wermers and Josef Zechner
University of Oregon - Lundquist College of Business, University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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G23, G34

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Where is the Market? Evidence from Cross-Listings

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Where is the Market? Evidence from Cross-Listings

EFA 2004 Maastricht Meetings Paper No. 4399
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 23 Jun 2004
Michael Halling, Marco Pagano, Otto Randl and Josef Zechner
University of Vienna - Department of Business Engineering, University of Naples Federico II - Department of Economics and Statistics, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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trading volume, cross-listing, flow-back

Where is the Market? Evidence from Cross-Listings

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 4987
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 05 Aug 2005
Michael Halling, Marco Pagano, Otto Randl and Josef Zechner
University of Vienna - Department of Business Engineering, University of Naples Federico II - Department of Economics and Statistics, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Trading volume, cross-listing, flow-back

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Risk Control in Asset Management: Motives and Concepts

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Risk Control in Asset Management: Motives and Concepts

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 23 Mar 2014
Thomas Dangl, Otto Randl and Josef Zechner
Vienna University of Technology, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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risk management, marginal risk contributions, downside risk, parameter uncertainty, model uncertainty

Risk Control in Asset Management: Motives and Concepts

CFS Working Paper, No. 546
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2018
Thomas Dangl, Otto Randl and Josef Zechner
Vienna University of Technology, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Market Implied Costs of Bankruptcy

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 12 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2017
Johann Reindl, Neal Stoughton and Josef Zechner
BI Norwegian Business School, Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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bankruptcy costs, capital structure, default, equity prices

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Sovereign Bond Risk Premiums

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 09 Jun 2013
Engelbert J. Dockner, Manuel Mayer and Josef Zechner
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business (deceased), Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Bond risk premiums, market and credit risk factors, financial repression

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Lessons Learned from Student Managed Portfolios

Journal of Investment Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 25 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2018
Stephan Kranner, Neal Stoughton and Josef Zechner
Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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student funds, portfolio management, behavioral finance

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Where is the Market? Evidence from Cross-Listings in the U.S.

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Mar 2006
Michael Halling, Marco Pagano, Otto Randl and Josef Zechner
Stockholm School of Economics & Swedish House of Finance, University of Naples Federico II - Department of Economics and Statistics, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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cross-listing, trading volume, trade creation

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Human Capital, Bankruptcy and Capital Structure

NBER Working Paper No. w13014
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 06 Apr 2007 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2010
Jonathan Berk, Richard Stanton and Josef Zechner
Stanford Graduate School of Business, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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The Cross-Section and Time Series of Corporate Bond Returns

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 17 Aug 2010
Arne Westerkamp and Josef Zechner
Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Accounting and Finance and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Corporate bond pricing, asset pricing

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Granularity of Corporate Debt

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2017
Jaewon Choi, Dirk Hackbarth and Josef Zechner
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Finance, Boston University - Department of Finance & Economics and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Capital Structure, Debt Structure, Debt Maturity

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Liquidity and Feasible Debt Relief

EFA 2009 Bergen Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 20 Feb 2009
Josef Zechner and Chris Hennessy
Vienna University of Economics and Business and London Business School
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Liquidity, Debt, Restructuring

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The Stability of Dividends and Wages: Effects of Competitor Inflexibility

CFS Working Paper, No. 549, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 563/2018
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 26 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2018
Daniel A. Rettl, Alex Stomper and Josef Zechner
University of Georgia - Department of Banking and Finance, Humboldt University of Berlin - School of Business and Economics and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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risk-sharing within firms, payout stability, wage stability, competitor inflexibility

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Sovereign Reputation and Yield Spreads: A Case Study on Retroactive Legislation

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Sovereign Reputation and Yield Spreads: A Case Study on Retroactive Legislation

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 09 Jun 2016
Otto Randl and Josef Zechner
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Sovereign debt, reputation, retroactive legislation

Sovereign Reputation and Yield Spreads: A Case Study on Retroactive Legislation

CFS Working Paper, No. 545
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 18 Oct 2016
Otto Randl and Josef Zechner
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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The Maturity Premium

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 13 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 25 Nov 2018
Maria Chaderina, Patrick Weiss and Josef Zechner
Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Finance, Accounting & Statistics, Vienna Graduate School of Finance (VGSF) and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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maturity, value premium, debt overhang, cross-section of stock returns, CAPM

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Where is the Market? Evidence from Cross-Listings in the United States

Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 21, Issue 2, pp. 725-761, 2008
Posted: 26 Jun 2008
Michael Halling, Marco Pagano, Otto Randl and Josef Zechner
Stockholm School of Economics & Swedish House of Finance, University of Naples Federico II - Department of Economics and Statistics, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna University of Economics and Business

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G15, G30

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The Geography of Equity Listing: Why Do Companies List Abroad?

The Journal of Finance, Vol. 57, pp. 2651-2694, 2002
Posted: 06 Jun 2003
Marco Pagano, Ailsa Röell and Josef Zechner
University of Naples Federico II - Department of Economics and Statistics, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs and Vienna University of Economics and Business

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Ipos and Product Quality

Journal of Business
Posted: 12 Oct 2000
Neal Stoughton, Kit Pong Wong and Josef Zechner
Vienna University of Economics and Business, University of Hong Kong and Vienna University of Economics and Business

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