Michel A. Habib

University of Zurich

Professor of Finance

Plattenstrasse 14

Zurich, 8032

Switzerland

http://www.isb.uzh.ch/institut/profs/mhabib.htm

Swiss Finance Institute

c/o University of Geneva

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An Analysis of Shareholder Agreements

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An Analysis of Shareholder Agreements

NYU, Ctr for Law and Business Research Paper No. 02-01; RICAFE Working Paper No. 006
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 10 Feb 2002
Gilles Chemla, Alexander Ljungqvist, Alexander Ljungqvist and Michel A. Habib
Imperial College Business School, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Swedish House of Finance and University of Zurich
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Shareholder Agreements, Put Options, Call Options, Pre-emption Rights, Catch-up Clauses, Drag-along Rights, Demand Rights, Tag-along Rights

An Analysis of Shareholder Agreements

NYU Working Paper No. S-CG-01-04
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 05 Nov 2008
Gilles Chemla, Michel A. Habib, Alexander Ljungqvist and Alexander Ljungqvist
Imperial College Business School, University of Zurich and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Swedish House of Finance
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Shareholder Agreements, Put Options, Call Options, Pre-emption Rights, Catch-up Clauses, Drag-along Rights, Demand Rights, Tag-along Rights

An Analysis of Shareholder Agreements

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 3457
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 30 Aug 2002
Gilles Chemla, Alexander Ljungqvist, Alexander Ljungqvist and Michel A. Habib
Imperial College Business School, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Swedish House of Finance and University of Zurich
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Shareholder agreements, put options, call options, pre-emption rights, drag-along rights, demand rights, tag-along rights, catch-up clauses

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Firm Value and Managerial Incentives: A Stochastic Frontier Approach

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 21 Dec 2000
Alexander Ljungqvist, Alexander Ljungqvist and Michel A. Habib
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Swedish House of Finance and University of Zurich
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Underpricing and Entrepreneurial Wealth Losses in Ipos: Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 10 May 2001
Alexander Ljungqvist, Alexander Ljungqvist and Michel A. Habib
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Swedish House of Finance and University of Zurich
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Negotiating Over Banking Secrecy: The Case of Switzerland and the European Union

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 02 Nov 2005
Alexandre Ziegler, Francois-Xavier Delaloye and Michel A. Habib
University of Zurich - Department Finance, University of Lausanne - Department of Economics (DEEP) and University of Zurich
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Banking Secrecy, Switzerland, Event Study

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IPO Syndicates, Private Foreknowledge, and the Economics of Excess Search

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 29 Jun 2000
Yoram Barzel, Michel A. Habib and D. Bruce Johnsen
University of Washington, University of Zurich and Independent
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Why Have Exchange-Traded Catastrophe Instruments Failed to Displace Reinsurance?

EFA 2007 Ljubljana Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 26 Feb 2007
Rajna Gibson, Michel A. Habib and Alexandre Ziegler
University of Geneva - Geneva Finance Research Institute (GFRI), University of Zurich and University of Zurich - Department Finance
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Catastrophe risk, insurance, reinsurance, financial markets, private and public financing

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The Role of Knowhow Acquisition in the Formation and Duration of Joint Ventures

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The Role of Knowhow Acquisition in the Formation and Duration of Joint Ventures

EFMA 2004 Basel Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 06 May 2004
Michel A. Habib and Pierre Mella-Barral
University of Zurich and Toulouse Business School
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Joint Ventures, Knowhow Acquisition, Optimal Dissolution Time, Continuous-Time Corporate Finance.

The Role of Knowhow Acquisition in the Formation and Duration of Joint Ventures

Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 189-233, 2007
Posted: 18 May 2007
Michel A. Habib and Pierre Mella-Barral
University of Zurich and Toulouse Business School

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Joint Ventures, Knowhow Acquisition, Optimal Dissolution Time, Continuous-Time Corporate Finance.

The Role of Knowhow Acquisition in the Formation and Duration of Joint Ventures

The Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 20, Issue 1, pp. 189-233, 2007
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Michel A. Habib and Pierre Mella-Barral
University of Zurich and Toulouse Business School

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The Quality-Assuring Role of Mutual Fund Advisory Fees

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The Quality-Assuring Role of Mutual Fund Advisory Fees

George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 12-64
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 30 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 25 Feb 2015
Michel A. Habib and D. Bruce Johnsen
University of Zurich and Independent
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excessive fees, advisory fees, quality-assurance, open-access, closet indexing

The Quality-Assuring Role of Mutual Fund Advisory Fees

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 16-16, George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 16-22
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 12 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2018
Michel A. Habib and D. Bruce Johnsen
University of Zurich and Independent
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Excessive fees, advisory fees, quality-assurance, open-access, closet indexing

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Why Government Bonds are Sold by Auction and Corporate Bonds by Posted-Price Selling

FAME Research Paper No. 78
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 31 Jul 2003
Michel A. Habib and Alexandre Ziegler
University of Zurich and University of Zurich - Department Finance
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Government Bonds, Corporate Bonds, Auctions, Posted-price Selling, Costly Information

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Knowhow, Core Competencies, and the Choice between Merging, Allying, and Buying Assets

EFA 2006 Zurich Meetings
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 14 Jun 2006
Michel A. Habib and Pierre Mella-Barral
University of Zurich and Toulouse Business School
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Mergers, Alliances, Asset Sales, Knowhow, Core Competencies, Dissolution, Superseding, Dynamic Corporate Finance.

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Valuation in the Public and Private Sectors: Tax, Risk, Debt Capacity, and the Cost of Capital

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Valuation in the Public and Private Sectors: Tax, Risk, Debt Capacity, and the Cost of Capital

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 18-68
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 24 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 25 Jan 2022
Richard A. Brealey, Ian A. Cooper and Michel A. Habib
London Business School, London Business School and University of Zurich
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Valuation in the Public and Private Sectors: Tax, Risk, Debt Capacity, and the Cost of Capital

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13277
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 29 Oct 2018
Richard A. Brealey, Ian A. Cooper and Michel A. Habib
London Business School, London Business School and University of Zurich
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cost of capital, debt capacity, private sector, Public sector, risk, tax, Valuation

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Firm Value and Managerial Incentives

NYU Working Paper No. 2451/26705
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 04 Nov 2008
Alexander Ljungqvist, Alexander Ljungqvist and Michel A. Habib
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Swedish House of Finance and University of Zurich
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Entrepreneurial Spawning and Firm Characteristics

Forthcoming in Management Science, Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 11-01
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 01 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 03 Jun 2013
Michel A. Habib, Ulrich Hege and Pierre Mella-Barral
University of Zurich, Toulouse School of Economics and Toulouse Business School
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spawning, spinoffs, spinouts, general and specialized resources, firm organization, organizational fit, firm size, focus, profitability, innovativeness, spawning dynamics

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The Reluctant Defaulter: A Tale of High Government Debt

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The Reluctant Defaulter: A Tale of High Government Debt

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 17-39
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 10 Jan 2018
Michel A. Habib, Fabrice Collard and Jean-Charles Rochet
University of Zurich, University of Berne - Department of Economics and University of Toulouse Capitole - Toulouse School of Economics
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The Reluctant Defaulter: A Tale of High Government Debt

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11299
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 01 Jun 2016
Fabrice Collard, Michel A. Habib and Jean-Charles Rochet
University of Berne - Department of Economics, University of Zurich and University of Toulouse Capitole - Toulouse School of Economics
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Entrepreneurial Spawning and Firm Characteristics

Management Science, December 2013, Vol. 59, No. 12, pp 2790-2804
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2017
Pierre Mella-Barral, Michel A. Habib and Ulrich Hege
Toulouse Business School, University of Zurich and Toulouse School of Economics
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spawning, spinoffs, spinouts, general and specialized resources, firm organization, organizational fit, firm size, focus, profitability, innovativeness, spawning dynamics

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Principle or Opportunism? Discretion, Capital, and Incentives

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Principle or Opportunism? Discretion, Capital, and Incentives

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 17-73
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 10 Jan 2018
Josef Falkinger and Michel A. Habib
University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of Zurich
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Principle or Opportunism? Discretion, Capital, and Incentives

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12690
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 14 Feb 2018
Josef Falkinger and Michel A. Habib
University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of Zurich
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The Quality-Assuring Role of Mutual Fund Advisory Fees

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10438
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 24 Feb 2015
Michel A. Habib and D. Bruce Johnsen
University of Zurich and Independent
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advisory fees, closet indexing, excessive fees, open-access, quality-assurance

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Multifaceted Transactions, Incentives, and Organizational Form

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10432
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 24 Feb 2015
Michel A. Habib
University of Zurich
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contractability, general and specialized investment, low-powered incentives, organizational form, resource allocation, resource creation

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Prevention is Better than Cure: The Role of IPO Syndicates in Precluding Information Acquisition

Journal of Business, Vol. 79, No. 6, 2006
Posted: 29 Aug 2012
Yoram Barzel, Michel A. Habib and D. Bruce Johnsen
University of Washington, University of Zurich and Independent

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Underpricing and IPO Proceeds: A Note

Economics Letters, Vol. 61 (3)
Posted: 07 May 2001
Alexander Ljungqvist, Alexander Ljungqvist and Michel A. Habib
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Swedish House of Finance and University of Zurich

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Underpricing, IPO proceeds, Uncertainty

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Underpricing and Entrepreneurial Wealth Losses in Ipos: Theory and Evidence

Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 14, No. 2
Posted: 19 Mar 2001
Alexander Ljungqvist, Alexander Ljungqvist and Michel A. Habib
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Swedish House of Finance and University of Zurich

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The Private Placement of Debt and Outside Equity as an Information Revelation Mechanism

Posted: 22 Aug 2000
Michel A. Habib and D. Bruce Johnsen
University of Zurich and Independent

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The Financing and Redeployment of Specific Assets

Posted: 11 Nov 1998
Michel A. Habib and D. Bruce Johnsen
University of Zurich and Independent

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Debt and Outside Equity as Information Revelation Mechanisms

Posted: 15 Oct 1998
Michel A. Habib and D. Bruce Johnsen
University of Zurich and Independent

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Spin-Offs and Information

Posted: 22 Aug 1998
Michel A. Habib, D. Bruce Johnsen and Narayan Y. Naik
University of Zurich, Independent and London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting

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Headline Underpricing and Entrepreneurial Wealth Losses in Ipos: Theory and Evidence

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 1873
Posted: 18 Aug 1998
Michel A. Habib, Alexander Ljungqvist and Alexander Ljungqvist
University of Zurich and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Swedish House of Finance

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Monitoring, Implicit Contracting, and the Lack of Permanence of Leveraged Buyouts

Posted: 18 May 1998
Michel A. Habib
University of Zurich

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User Specialization and Asset Financing

London Business School Institute of Finance and Accounting Working Paper 196
Posted: 07 May 1998
Michel A. Habib and D. Bruce Johnsen
University of Zurich and Independent

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Spinoffs and Information

J. OF FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION, Vol. 6 No. 2
Posted: 09 Jun 1997
Michel A. Habib, D. Bruce Johnsen and Narayan Y. Naik
University of Zurich, Independent and London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting

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