About
› Focussed on fundamental research aimed at international peer reviewed top journals.
› Engaged in corporate (practitioners or policy) oriented research projects/debates
› Focus on Strategic Financial Management, Corporate Governance and the impact of institutional/legislative changes on corporate behaviour.
› Strong connections with business networks, business interest groups and institutional organizations.
› Coordinate and teach in the Bachelor/Master programs in Business Administration, Business Engineering and Business Economics.
Research topics
› Corporate Finance › Governance
› Financing Policy › Financial Risk › Risk Management
› Value relevance of corporate (environmental, strategic,…) disclosure
› Bankruptcy › Liquidation › Resilience
› Mergers & Acquisitions › Restructuring
SUSTAINABILITY AND FINANCE CONFERENCE 2023
October 4, 2023 Antwerp Campus Carolus, KU Leuven With keynote by Mariassunta Giannetti
Highlights and events
› The Sustainability and Finance conference at KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business - Antwerp Campus Carolus (October 4, 2023) › The Sustainability and Finance conference at KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business - Antwerp Campus Carolus (October 5, 2022) › The Financial History Workshop (Call for papers) at KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business - Antwerp Campus Carolus (November 16, 2021)
Meet the experts
Creemers Dewaelheyns Jongbloed Praet Schoubben Van Hulle Sekerci Verriest Verdickt
Key papers
› Sekerci, N., Jaballah, J., van Essen, M., & Kammerlander, N. (2022). Investors’ Reactions to CSR News in Family Versus Nonfamily Firms: A Study on Signal (In) credibility. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.
› Maes, E., Dewaelheyns, N., Fuss, C. & Van Hulle, C. (2019). The impact of exporting on financial debt choices of SMEs. Journal of Business Research.
› Brouwers, R., Schoubben, F. & Van Hulle, C. (2018). The influence of carbon cost pass through on the link between carbon emission and corporate financial performance in the context of the European Union Emission Trading Scheme. Business Strategy and the Environment.
› Mataigne, V., De Maeseneire, W. & Luypaert, M. (2018). The interplay between target firm R&D, acquirer debt financing and takeover premia. Applied Economics Letters.
› Van Landuyt, Y., Dewaelheyns, N. & Van Hulle, C. (2017). Employment protection legislation and SME performance. International Small Business Journal.
About
› Focussed on fundamental research aimed at international peer reviewed top journals.
› Engaged in corporate (practitioners or policy) oriented research projects/debates
› Focus on Strategic Financial Management, Corporate Governance and the impact of institutional/legislative changes on corporate behaviour.
› Strong connections with business networks, business interest groups and institutional organizations.
› Coordinate and teach in the Bachelor/Master programs in Business Administration, Business Engineering and Business Economics.
Research topics
› Corporate Finance and Governance
› Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management
› Value relevance of corporate (environmental, strategic,…) disclosure
› Bankruptcy; Liquidation; Resilience
› Mergers & Acquisitions; Restructuring
Key papers
› Praet, A. 2013. Family firms and the divestment decision: An agency perspective. Journal of Family Business Strategy 4(1), 34-41
› Arslan-Ayaydin Ö., Boudt K., Thewissen J. 2016. Managers set the tone: Equity incentives and the tone of earnings press releases. Journal of Banking & Finance, 72, 132-147.
› Defrancq, C., Huyghebaert, N. and M. Luypaert. 2016. Influence of Family Ownership on the Industry-Diversifying Nature of a Firm’s M&A Strategy: Empirical Evidence from Continental Europe., Journal of Family Business Strategy, 7(4), pp. 210–226.
› Brouwers R., Schoubben F., Van Hulle C., Van Uytbergen S. 2016. The initial impact of EU ETS verification events on stock prices. Energy Policy, 94, 138-149.
› Dewaelheyns N., Van Landuyt Y., Van Hulle C. 2017. Employment protection and SME capital structure decisions. Journal of Small Business Management, accepted.
› Huyghebaert, N. and W. Xu. 2016.Why Does IPO Underwriting Influence the post-IPO Earnings Forecasts of Affiliated Financial Analysts? New Insights from a Chinese Natural Experiment., Journal of Accounting and Economics, 61(2), pp. 486–505.
› Dhaene J., Schoubben F., Schoutens W., Van Hulle C., Wuyts G. 2017. Is the capital structure logic of corporate finance applicable to insurers? Review and analysis. Journal of Economic Surveys, 31 (1), 169-189.
Highlights and events
› The 14th Corporate Finance Day at KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business – Campus Antwerp (September 23th, 2016)
› Cynthia Van Hulle was awarded the 2010 Francqui Chair on “Corporate Finance, the impact of liquidity and Ownership Structure” from Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
› GOA Research Grant Organized in the framework of the KU Leuven GOA/13/002 Research Grant: Management of Financial and Actuarial Risks: Modelling, Regulation, Disclosure and Market Effects. Dhaene, J. (promotor), Schoutens, W., Van Hulle, C. (co-promotor), Willekens, M.