HANNES WAGNER

Hannes F. Wagner Associate Professor of Finance Bocconi University Department of Finance Milan, Italy   (Wondering how to pronounce my first name?)

Recent Updates:

Jan 2018 Accepted at Journal of Financial Economics: "Do Institutional Investors Drive Corporate Social Responsibility? International Evidence, with Alexander Dyck, Karl Lins, Lukas Roth

Jan 2018 Accepted at Journal of Corporate Finance: "Do Qualifications Matter? New Evidence on Board Functions and Director Compensation", with Viktar Fedaseyeu, Jim Linck

Nov 2017 Conference Organizer: Institutional Investor Activism and Engagement, @ Bar-Ilan University and Hebrew University

Jun 2017 Investment for Impact Research Prize, Center for Responsible Business, Berkeley-Haas (Runner-up)

Dec 2016 Accepted at Review of Financial Studies: “The Returns to Hedge Fund Activism: An International Study”, with Marco Becht, Julian Franks, Jeremy Grant

May 2016 “The Value of Offshore Secrets – Evidence form the Panama Papers”, with James O’Donovan and Stefan Zeume featured in Harvard Business Review, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Les Echos, Le Parisien, Sole24Ore, Vice.com, the Cayman Financial Review (!) and dozens of online outlets

Apr 2016 New paper: “The Value of Offshore Secrets – Evidence from the Panama Papers”, with James O’Donovan and Stefan Zeume

Feb 2016 Grant (GBP 125,000): Awarded by Norges Bank Investment Management under the Norwegian Finance Initative (NFI) Research Programme, with Julian Franks and Marco Becht

Feb 2016 Accepted at Journal of Applied Corporate Finance: “Survival of the Weakest: Flourishing Family Firms in Germany”, with Julian Franks, Colin Mayer

Feb 2016 Innovation in Teaching Award, Bocconi University

Jan 2016 New paper: “Do Institutional Investors Transplant Social Norms? International Evidence on Corporate Social Responsibility”, with Alexander Dyck, Karl Lins, Lukas Roth

Sep 2015 Inaugural AAM-CAMRI Prize in Asset Management for “The Returns to Hedge Fund Activism: An International Study” with Marco Becht, Julian Franks, Jeremy Grant