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Research theses

On this page we've published a few theses written by students, which we thought were of a high standard and deserved a wider dissemination than they would normally get through the real libraries in which they are archived.

These theses are, however, still protected by copyright, which belongs to their authors.

For those of you who may be tempted to plagiarise the work of the authors of these theses, it is only fair to warn you that most business schools and universities are equipped with highly efficient software which is able to check very quickly whether a given sentence in your thesis, whether edited or not, has been lifted from a document published on the net. A word to the wise is enough!

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ALL THEMES

ACCOUNTING
BANKS AND INSURANCE
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE STRUCTURE
CROWFUNDING
ESG SRI
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL LAW
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MARKETS
INVESTMENT CHOICE
LBO AND PRIVATE EQUITY
M&A
OPTIONS
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
START-UP
SUNDRY
VALUATION

How has IFRS destroyed EBITDA and how are analysts coping with it?

2024 Biagio Barraco & Gaia Gasparini

Research theses

How has IFRS destroyed EBITDA and how are analysts coping with it?

A Valuation Framework considering the effects of climate change legislation and demand trends: The case of Freeport McMoRan

Does being listed in the US lead to better valuation?

Investment Strategies in European Venture Capital: The Trade-Off Between Growth and Profits

Incorporating ESG criteria into Public Valuation: A Systematic Framework for Comparable Companies Analysis

How Q-Learning Algorithms Behave During Market Volatility Shocks

Valuing Portfolios of Renewable Energy Assets with EV/MW multiple

Systemic Risk during the 2023 Banking Crisis

Betting on Success: exploring the intersection of Poker and Asset Management

The Effect of Share Buyback Taxes on Corporate Payout Decision-Making: A Case Study on the IRA Share Buyback Tax

Business as usual after COVID-19?

Hedges against inflation across the years: Effectiveness of different asset classes in protecting from headline, core, and energy inflation

The Financial Impacts of Climate Change on Burgundy and Loire Valley Vineyards

Attention to Global Warming

Trading on LinkedIn : Expressed sentiment and stock returns

Market Timing Using Macroeconomic Data

Positive Conditional Bias in Earnings Forecasts: A Machine Learning Approach

The Impact of Retail Investor Attention on Event Returns of ESG Scandals

State of play of sustainable companies in Europe according to the EU Taxonomy and its effect on firm value and profitability

Can Machines Beat Professional Economic Analysts in Forecasting Macroeconomic Indicator(s)?

Which takeover defenses are really efficient?

The brand impact on value creation in a transactional context

Is the Fed's Quantitative Tightening entailing a new regime for asset classes?

What is an ESG M&A Deal?

GameStop: A Short squeeze?

Which type of m&a deal create value for the shareholders and for the firm

Portfolio policy parametrization

How to extract value from battery storage, as an investor and as an operator?

How value is created through LBOs in healthcare buyouts

Impact of esg information on sell-side analysts valuation of oil and gas companies – case of Total Energies

How can Central Bank Digital Currencies improve financial inclusion?

Where are the zombie companies?

Behavioral Finance Anomalies

What is the impact of "Buy-and-Build" Private Equity strategies on LBO Value Creation?

Impact of trade credit reduction on economic indicators

Short Sale Constraints, The Suppression of Negative Opinions in Equity Markets, and Valuation

Does high ESG performance reduce the extreme risk of firms?

What factors predict the success of an Initial Coin Offering?

Do some equity research analysts consistently make more accurate forecasts than others?

Investing in sovereign debt claims: an investor-based approach

Solving the valuation puzzle of new business ventures

How does bail-in alters the magnitude of investors' risk perception?

FinTech Solutions for Banking Operations and Services

Application of game theory to oil producing countries. Forecasting market players behavior in the current new oil order

Bail-in and Bank Resolution in Europe

Multifractal Methods for Asset Pricing

How to value brands properly? A case study on Huawei Technologies

Natural Gas Market in China. Current State and Prospects of Development for Trading Activities

Are Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft (GAFAM) more successful than non-tech bidders?

Ambiguity aversion and the Home-bias puzzle

CEO and Boards, The Ill Performance of Similar Social Networks

Are infrastructure assets experiencing a case of overvaluation, and can the asset class as a whole continue to deliver adequate risk-adjusted returns?

How Do Successful LBOs in Germany Create Value?

Case Study Alstom-GE

Corporate Venture Capital Specific features and relative analysis against independent venture capital

How can we adapt long-short strategies to long-only strategies?

Do Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions Create Value for Shareholders?

Synergies Valuation in M&A

Are smart beta strategies really smart?

Can Equity Crowdfunding Crowd-­Out Other Alternative Sources of Finance?

Corporate Taxation and Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions

Are Private Equity Funds of Funds managed by more risk-tolerant Private Equity Firms necessarily more risky?

Does M&A create value in the pharmaceutical sector?

Start-up valuation of biotech companies with real options

Brand valuation - Tesla Motors, Inc.

Regulatory & structural evolution of collateralized loan obligations

Financial structure, PE funds’IRR requirement and consistency of the DCF valuation with the price in a LBO context

Construction Methodologies for Implied Volatility Surfaces

Measure of value creation in LBOs

Share repurchases and dividend policy in europe during the financial crisis

Value Creation in European Private Equity Investments: Theoretical Framework and Case Study of PE Primary and Secondary Investment in Poundland - UK-based company.

Lending Club – P2P Lending | Impact Of Loan Description On Loan Performance

Antitakeover Defense: Efficiency & Impact on Value Creation

Corporate Hybrid Capital

Evolution of Basel Regulation : Impact on European Banks

What is the impact of Private Equity Funds on the LBO value creation?

Risk Measures of Momentum Strategy And Linkage with Macroeconomic Factors

How to value brands correctly?

Given the natural resource curse, is there an economic interest for EU members to exploit shale gas?

Can Equity Crowdfunding Crowd-Out Other Alternative Sources of Finance?