14th National PhD Workshop in Finance
The Swedish House of Finance (SHoF) will organize the 14th National Workshop for PhD students in Finance on October 15-16. The workshop offers students from Swedish academic institutions the possibility to present their research and get feedback from faculty and fellow students. The workshop is meant to bring together PhD students and faculty in Finance from all over Sweden to share and discuss their work.
Theoretical and empirical papers in all areas of Finance are welcome. Completed as well as preliminary drafts will be considered, and submissions of papers written solely by PhD students are particularly encouraged.
We will hold the conference in person at the Swedish House of Finance. The workshop will start after lunchtime on October 15th with a dinner in the eventing and end at lunchtime on October 16th. The sessions will consist of PhD student presentations, each followed by a discussion from a faculty member of a Swedish or Nordic institution.
Papers will be selected by the Program Committee. Authors will be notified of the Committee's decision by September 24, 2025. There is no workshop or submission fee.
We are glad to announce that the Program Committee will give The Ola Bengtsson Award for the best Finance PhD paper, as well as an award for the best discussion during the workshop.
Ramin Baghai, Professor of Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics, will give a keynote speech during the conference.
Preliminary Program
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15
| 12.45-13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30-13.35 | Welcome: Marieke Bos & Ye Zhang (Stockholm School of Economics/SHoF) |
| Session A | Chair: tba |
| 13.40-14.20 | Supplier Search and Market Concentration |
| Yin Choi, PhD candidate (IIES, Stockholm University) | |
| Discussant: Marcus Opp, Professor of Finance (Stockholm School of Economics/SHoF) | |
| 14.20-15.00 | Schooling for Profit: Long-run Effects of Private Providers in Public Education |
| Petter Berg, PhD candidate Economics (Stockholm School of Economics) | |
| Discussant: Jonas Vlachos, Professor of Economics (Stockholm University) | |
| 15.00-15.20 | Coffee Break |
| Session B | Chair: tba |
| 15.20-16.00 | Why venture later? Incentives, Learning and Industry. Allocation in VC Funds |
| Ehsan Mahdikhani, Finance (Stockholm School of Economics) | |
| Discussant: : Aineas Mallios, Associate Professor (University of Gothenburg) | |
| 16.00-16.40 | From suspected to prosecuted: Investigating Insider Trading |
| Alexander Hubbert, PhD candidate (SBS Stockholm University) | |
| Discussant: Taylan Mavruk, Associate Professor of Economics (University of Gothenburg) | |
| 16.40-17.00 | Coffee Break |
| 17.15-18.00 | Keynote by Ramin Baghai, Professor of Finance (Stockholm School of Economics/SHoF) |
| 18.00 | Dinner |
THURSDAY OCTOBER 16
| 08.45-09.00 | Coffee |
| Session C | Chair: tba |
| 09.00-09.40 | Structural Transformation and the Transmission of Monetary Policy |
| Tiago Bernardino, PhD candidate (IIES, Stockholm University) | |
| Discussant: Adrian d’Avernas, Associate Professor of Finance (Stockholm School of Economics/SHoF) | |
| 09.40-10.20 | Talk Less, Trade More? Insider Incentives in the Option Market |
| Navid Akbaripour, PhD candidate Finance (Stockholm School of Economics) | |
| Discussant: Michal Dzienlinski, Associate Professor of Finance (SBS, Stockholm University) | |
| 10.20-10.40 | Coffee Break |
| Session D | Chair: tba |
| 10.40-11.20 | Consumption Dynamics under Information Frictions |
| Jonas Overhage, PhD candidate (IIES, Stockholm University) | |
| Discussant: Daria Finiocchiaro, Advisor (Research Division Sveriges Riksbank) and Associate Professor (Stockholm University) | |
| 11.20-12.00 | Managing by Feedback |
| Jinci Liu, PhD candidate (IIES, Stockholm University) | |
| Discussant: Ye Zhang, Assistant Professor of Finance (Stockholm School of Economics/SHoF) | |
| 12.00-12.15 | Coffee Break |
| 12.15-12.30 | Award ceremony: Ola Bengtsson Award for the Best PhD Paper and Best Discussant |
| 12.30 | Lunch and Adjourn |