All Publications

ZORA Publication List

Publications

• Journal Article

  • 2021

    • Falkinger, J., & Habib, M. A. (2021). Managerial Discretion and Shareholder Capital at Risk Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 48, 1215–1245. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbfa.12513

  • 2020

    • Brealey, R. A., Cooper, I. A., & Habib, M. A. (2020). Cost of capital and valuation in the public and private sectors: tax, risk, and debt capacity Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 47, 163–187. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbfa.12413

  • 2018

    • Habib, M. A. (2018). Multifaceted Transactions and Organizational Ownership Review of Corporate Finance Studies, 7, 22–69. https://doi.org/10.1093/rcfs/cfx019

  • 2016

    • Habib, M. A., & Johnsen, D. B. (2016). The quality-assuring role of mutual fund advisory fees International Review of Law and Economics, 46, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2015.11.003

  • 2015

    • Collard, F., Habib, M., & Rochet, J.-C. (2015). Sovereign debt sustainability in advanced economies Journal of the European Economic Association, 13, 381–420. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeea.12135

  • 2014

    • Gibson, R., Habib, M. A., & Ziegler, A. (2014). Reinsurance or Securitization: The Case of Natural Catastrophe Risk Journal of Mathematical Economics, 53, 79–100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmateco.2014.05.007

  • 2013

    • Habib, M. A., Hege, U., & Mella-Barral, P. (2013). Entrepreneurial spawning and firm characteristics Management Science, 59, 2790–2804. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2013.1739
    • Habib, M. A., & Mella-Barral, P. (2013). Skills, core capabilities, and the choice between merging, allying, and trading assets Journal of Mathematical Economics, 49, 31–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmateco.2012.09.006

  • 2012

    • Delaloye, F.-X., Habib, M. A., & Ziegler, A. (2012). Swiss Banking Secrecy: The Stock Market Evidence Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, 26, 143–176. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11408-011-0178-6

  • 2007

    • Mella-Barral, P., & Habib, M. A. (2007). The Role of Knowhow Acquisition in the Formation and Duration of Joint Ventures Review of Financial Studies, 20, 189–233. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhl007
    • Ziegler, A., & Habib, M. A. (2007). Why government bonds are sold by auction and corporate bonds by posted-price selling Journal of Financial Intermediation, 16, 343–367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfi.2007.03.006
    • Chemla, G., Ljungqvist, A., & Habib, M. A. (2007). An Analysis of Shareholder Agreements Journal of the European Economic Association, 5, 93–121. https://doi.org/10.1162/JEEA.2007.5.1.93

  • 2006

    • Barzel, Y., Habib, M. A., & Johnsen, D. B. (2006). Prevention Is Better than Cure: The Role of IPO Syndicates in Precluding Information Acquisition Journal of Business, 79, 2911–2923. https://doi.org/10.1086/508003

  • 2005

    • Habib, M. A., & Ljungqvist, A. (2005). Firm value and managerial incentives: a stochastic frontier approach The Journal of Business, 78, 2053–2094. https://doi.org/10.1086/497040

  • 2001

    • Habib, M., & Ljungqvist, A. P. (2001). Underpricing and entrepreneurial wealth losses in IPOs: theory and evidence Review of Financial Studies, 14, 433–458. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/14.2.433

  • 2000

    • Habib, M. A., & Johnsen, D. B. (2000). The private placement of debt and outside equity as an information revelation mechanism Review of Financial Studies, 13, 1017–1055. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/13.4.1017

  • 1999

    • Habib, M. A., & Johnsen, D. B. (1999). The financing and redeployment of specific assets Journal of Finance, 54, 693–720. https://doi.org/10.1111/0022-1082.00122

  • 1998

    • Habib, M. A., & Ljungqvist, A. P. (1998). Underpricing and IPO proceeds: a note Economics Letters, 61, 381–383. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1765(98)00201-8

  • 1997

    • Habib, M. (1997). Monitoring, implicit contracting, and the lack of permanence of leveraged buyouts European Finance Review, 1, 139–163. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009700121466
    • Habib, M. A., Johnsen, D. B., & Naik, N. Y. (1997). Spinoffs and information Journal of Financial Intermediation, 6, 153–176. https://doi.org/10.1006/jfin.1997.0212

  • 1996

    • Habib, M., & Naik, N. (1996). Models of information aggregation in financial markets: a review Applied Mathematical Finance, 3, 159–166. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504869600000008

• Book Section

  • 2022

    • Habib, M., & Johnsen, D. B. (2022). Equilibrium Investor Protection: Active Mutual Fund Fees In A. Krug, A. Laby, & N. Shnitser (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of Investor Protection (pp. 241–258). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108987622.017

  • 2002

    • Habib, M., & Ljungqvist, A. (2002). Underpricing and Entrepreneurial Wealth Losses in IPOs: Theory and Evidence In B. Biais & M. Pagano (Eds.), New research in corporate finance and banking (pp. 117–145). Oxford University Press.

  • 2000

    • Habib, M., Brealey, R., & Cooper, I. (2000). The financing of large engineering projects In R. Miller & D. Lessard (Eds.), The strategic management of large engineering projects: shaping institutions, risks, and governance (pp. 165–179).

• Dissertation

  • 2023

    • Meyer, K. (2023). Three Essays in Finance (Dissertation, University of Zurich)

  • 2021

    • Peng, Y. (2021). Applications of New Empirical IO in Banking and Real Estate Economics (Dissertation, University of Zurich)

• Published Research Report

  • 2025

    • Adamek, J., Habib, M., Mellors, F., Müller, A., & Ongena, S. (2025). Navigating the World of Sovereign Debt (SFI Roundups, Vol. 1). Swiss Finance Institute. https://www.sfi.ch/de/publications/sfi-ru-sovereign-debt-20250410

• Scientific Publication in Electronic Form

  • 2023

    • Collard, F., Habib, M., Panizza, U., & Rochet, J.-C. (2023). Assessing Debt Sustainability in the Euro Area https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/assessing-debt-sustainability-euro-area

  • 2016

    • Habib, M., Rochet, J.-C., & Collard, F. (2016). The reluctant defaulter: A tale of high government debt https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/reluctant-defaulter-tale-high-government-debt

• Working Paper

  • 2023

    • Habib, M., Peng, Y., Wang, Y., & Wang, Z. (2023). The Implementation of Central Bank Policy in China: The Roles of Commercial Bank Ownership and CEO Faction Membership (No. 17918; CEPR Discussion Papers). https://cepr.org/publications/dp17918

  • 2022

    • Collard, F., Habib, M., Panizza, U., & Rochet, J.-C. (2022). Debt Sustainability with Involuntary Default (No. 17357; CEPR Discussion Papers). https://cepr.org/publications/dp17357

  • 2013

    • Habib, M. A., & Rochet, J.-C. (2013). How can governments borrow so much? (No. 863; NCCR FINRISK Working Paper Series). https://www.zora.uzh.ch/93702/

  • 2011

    • Habib, M., Hege, U., & Mella-Barral, P. (2011). Entrepreneurial Spawning and Firm Characteristics (No. 000; Working Paper ISB).

  • 2007

    • Gibson, R., Habib, M., & Ziegler, A. (2007). Why have exchange-traded catastrophe instruments failed to displace reinsurance? (No. 371; NCCR FINRISK Working Paper Series). https://www.zora.uzh.ch/59116