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Head of Corporate Finance Research Center, Dr., tenured professor
The HSE School of Finance is the leading Russian competence center in the field of corporate finance, business valuation, banking, stock market, risk management and insurance, accounting and audit.
HSE is the first Russian university in the global ranking "QS - World University Rankings by subject", 2022 in the subject area of Accounting and Finance. Moreover, the university is the 1-st in the rating "THE World University Rankings by subject" in the subject area of Business & Management Studies, 2022
Grishunin S., Ivashkovskaya I., Brendeleva N. et al.
Journal of Corporate Finance Research. 2025. Vol. 19. No. 1. P. 25-40.
Badr I., Rawnaa Ibrahim, Hussainey K.
In bk.: Opportunities and Risks in AI for Business Development. Vol. 2: Opportunities and Risks in AI for Business Development. Prt. 636. Springer Cham, 2025. P. 385-399.
Financial Economics. WP HSE. HSE University, 2025. No. 1/FE/2025.
Victoria Dobrynskaya, the School of Finance Assistant Professor, co-authored the article in Research in International Business and Finance Journal
The School of Finance assistant professor Victoria Dobrynskaya co-authored the article “Lego: The Toy of Smart Investors”, which was published in the latest issue of “Research in International Business and Finance” journal.
Abstract:
We study financial returns on alternative collectible investment assets, such as toys, using LEGO sets as an example. Such iconic toys with diminishing over time supply and high collectible values appear to yield high returns on the secondary market. We find that LEGO investments outperform large stocks, bonds, gold, and alternative investments, yielding an average return of at least 11% (8% in real terms) in the sample period 1987–2015. LEGO returns are not exposed to market, value, momentum, and volatility risk factors but have an almost unit exposure to the size factor. A positive multifactor alpha of 4%–5%, a Sharpe ratio of 0.4, a positive return skewness, and low exposure to standard risk factors make the LEGO toy and other similar collectibles an attractive alternative investment with good diversification potential.