Publications | Universität Mannheim

Li, S. Z., Maug, E. and Schwartz-Ziv, M. (2021). When shareholders disagree: Trading after shareholder meetings. The Review of Financial Studies, 1-71.
Ungeheuer, M. and Weber, M. (2021). The perception of dependence, investment decisions, and stock prices. The Journal of Finance, 76, 797-844.

Atanasov, V., Møller, S. V. and Priestley, R. (2020). Consumption fluctuations and expected returns. The Journal of Finance, 75, 1677-1713.
Focke, F., Ruenzi, S. and Ungeheuer, M. (2020). Advertising, attention, and financial markets. The Review of Financial Studies, 33, 4676-4720.

Antoni, M., Maug, E. and Obernberger, S. (2019). Private equity and human capital risk. Journal of Financial Economics, 133, 634-657.
Baele, L., Driessen, J., Ebert, S., Londono, J. M. and Spalt, O. (2019). Cumulative prospect theory, option returns, and the variance premium. The Review of Financial Studies, 32, 3667-3723.
Glaser, M., Iliewa, Z. and Weber, M. (2019). Thinking about prices versus thinking about returns in financial markets. The Journal of Finance, 74, 2997-3039.
Niessen-Ruenzi, A. and Ruenzi, S. (2019). Sex matters: Gender bias in the mutual fund industry. Management Science, 65, 3001-3025.

Arnold, M., Hackbarth, D. and Puhan, T. X. (2018). Financing asset sales and business cycles. Review of Finance, 22, 243-277.
van Bekkum, S., Gabarro, M. and Irani, R. M. (2018). Does a larger menu increase appetite? Collateral eligibility and credit supply. The Review of Financial Studies, 31, 943-979.
Fousseni, C.-Y., Ruenzi, S. and Weigert, F. (2018). Crash sensitivity and the cross section of expected stock returns. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis : JFQA, 53, 1059-1100.
Hoechle, D., Ruenzi, S., Schaub, N. and Schmid, M. (2018). Financial advice and bank profits. The Review of Financial Studies, 31, 4447-4492.
Kim, E H., Maug, E. and Schneider, C. (2018). Labor representation in governance as an insurance mechanism. Review of Finance, 22, 1251-1289.

Agarwal, V., Ruenzi, S. and Weigert, F. (2017). Tail risk in hedge funds : a unique view from portfolio holdings. Journal of Financial Economics, 125, 610-636.
Busch, P. and Obernberger, S. (2017). Actual share repurchases, price efficiency, and the information content of stock prices. The Review of Financial Studies, 30, 324-362.
Focke, F., Maug, E. and Niessen-Ruenzi, A. (2017). The impact of firm prestige on executive compensation. Journal of Financial Economics, 123, 313-336.
Heuer, J., Merkle, C. and Weber, M. (2017). Fooled by randomness: Investor perception of fund manager skill. Review of Finance, 21, 605-635.
Hoechle, D., Ruenzi, S., Schaub, N. and Schmid, M. (2017). The impact of financial advice on trade performance and behavioral biases. Review of Finance, 21, 871-910.
Kempf, E., Manconi, A. and Spalt, O. (2017). Distracted shareholders and corporate actions. The Review of Financial Studies, 30, 1660-1695.
Schneider, C. and Spalt, O. (2017). Acquisitions as lotteries? The selection of target-firm risk and its impact on merger outcomes. Critical Finance Review, 6, 77-132.

Hillert, A., Maug, E. and Obernberger, S. (2016). Stock repurchases and liquidity. Journal of Financial Economics, 119, 186-209.
Jacobs, H. (2016). Market maturity and mispricing. Journal of Financial Economics, 122, 270-287.
Koch, A., Ruenzi, S. and Starks, L. T. (2016). Commonality in liquidity: a demand-side explanation. The Review of Financial Studies, 29, 1943-1974.
Kumar, A., Page, J. K. and Spalt, O. (2016). Gambling and comovement. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis : JFQA, 51, 85-111.
Schneider, C. and Spalt, O. (2016). Conglomerate investment, skewness, and the CEO long shot bias. The Journal of Finance, 71, 635-672.

Atanasov, V. and Nitschka, T. (2015). Foreign currency returns and systematic risks. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis : JFQA, 50, 231-250.
Betzer, A., Gider, J., Metzger, D. and Theissen, E. (2015). Stealth trading and trade reporting by corporate insiders. Review of Finance, 19, 865-905.
Kumar, A., Niessen-Ruenzi, A. and Spalt, O. (2015). What is in a name? Mutual fund flows when managers have foreign-sounding names. The Review of Financial Studies, 28, 2281-2321.

Hillert, A., Jacobs, H. and Müller, S. (2014). Media Makes Momentum. The Review of Financial Studies, 27, 3467-3501.
von Lilienfeld-Toal, U. and Ruenzi, S. (2014). CEO Ownership, Stock Market Performance, and Managerial Discretion. The Journal of Finance, 69, 1013-1050.

Dittmann, I., Maug, E. and Spalt, O. (2013). Indexing executive compensation contracts. The Review of Financial Studies, 26, 3182-3224.
Kaufmann, C., Weber, M. and Haisley, E. C. (2013). The Role of Experience Sampling and Graphical Displays on One`s Investment Risk Taking Appetite. Management Science, 59, 323-340.
Kumar, A., Page, J. K. and Spalt, O. (2013). Investor sentiment and return comovements: Evidence from stock splits and headquarters changes. Review of Finance, 17, 921-953.
Spalt, O. (2013). Probability weighting and employee stock options. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis : JFQA, 48, 1085-1118.

Bhattacharya, U., Hackethal, A., Kaesler, S., Loos, B. and Meyer, S. (2012). Is unbiased financial advice to retail investors sufficient? Answers from a large field study. The Review of Financial Studies, 25, 975-1032.
Chhaochharia, V., Kumar, A. and Niessen-Ruenzi, A. (2012). Local Investors and Corporate Governance. Journal of Accounting & Economics, 54, 42-67.
Kuhnen, C. M. and Niessen-Ruenzi, A. (2012). Public Opinion and Executive Compensation. Management Science, 58, 1249-1272.

Baucells, M., Weber, M. and Welfens, F. (2011). Reference-Point Formation and Updating. Management Science, 57, 506-519.
Kumar, A., Page, J. K. and Spalt, O. (2011). Religious beliefs, gambling attitudes, and financial market outcomes. Journal of Financial Economics, 102, 671-708.
Merkle, C. and Weber, M. (2011). True overconfidence : the inability of rational information processing to account for apparent overconfidence. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 116, 262-271.