The Second PhD seminar in Finance: Financial Markets and Corporate Strategies: Comparative Studies

In cooperation with The University of Bologna (Italy) and the Higher School of Economics (Moscow)

The seminar will be held on April 10, 2015 as a part of the 16th International April Conference on Economic and Social Development at the National Research university Higher School of Economics, Moscow. Contributions from all fields of finance are invited. Submissions that use emerging capital markets data and comparison with European and other developed capital markets are especially welcome.

We are happy to announce that Prof. Elettra Agliardi (The University of Bologna)  will be the distinguished keynote speaker.

The main objective of the seminar is to foster contacts and stimulate exchange between young scholars from Russia and other countries, as well as to introduce the Higher School of Economics to a new generation of highly qualified young researchers from around the world. Nine PhD students will be invited to give 20 minutes presentations, and will then receive detailed feedback from senior academics in the field. Travel and accommodation expenses will be provided for the selected students.

Proposals  of between 800 and 1,200 words, giving a clear idea of the main research hypotheses, methods and results, plus a short CV should be sent to professor Irina Ivashkovskaya and professor Alexander Karminsky for the Finance department address df@hse.ru 

The Selection Committee will consist of the following persons:

·         Professor Elettra Agliardi  (The University of Bologna )

·         Professor Pascal Gantenbein (University of Basel)

·         Professor Irina Ivashkovskaya (Higher School of Economics)

·         Professor Alexander Karminsky (Higher School of Economics)

·         Professor Andrei Vernikov (Higher School of Economics)

·         Associate professor Yury Dranev (Higher School of Economics)

·         Associate professor Sergey Stepanov (Higher School of Economics)