My research interests focus on institutions, incentives, and the role of social and moral preferences in financial decision-making. With my research, I aim to contribute to a better understanding of the role of financial markets in shaping corporate decisions, and to use this knowledge to design more resilient financial institutions with regard to financial risk taking as well as sustainability.
Exemplary studies include:
Moreover, I am interested in the economic analysis of law, in particular the economic analysis of financial supervisory law and contract law. In my theory-centered Master's thesis, I cooperated with HSBC Trinkaus and examined the effects of Basel 2.5 and III on the allocation of risk in the financial industry. In my current research, I use laboratory experiments to analyze the relevance of contractual incentives for moral dilemmas featuring trade-offs between ethics and profit. In addition, I am continuing my education in the field of comparative commercial law as part of a part-time LLM degree at the University of Edinburgh (UK). Here, my focus is on the interaction between European commercial law and international conventions on ethical corporate governance, climate protection and the protection of human rights. Exemplary research papers on the economic analysis of law include:
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Exemplary studies include:
- Angerer, M., & Szymczak, W. (2019). The impact of endogenous and exogenous cash inflows in experimental asset markets. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 166, 216-238.
- Angerer, M., Herrmann-Meng, M. und Szymczak, W. (2020). Losing face, or losing funds? Experimental evidence on reputation concerns and rating quality in the credit rating industry. Working paper. (Under review)
- Szymczak, W. und Wagner, S. A. (2020). The impact of CEO early-life experiences on corporate sustainability policies. Evidence from publicly-listed firms. Working paper. (Under review)
Moreover, I am interested in the economic analysis of law, in particular the economic analysis of financial supervisory law and contract law. In my theory-centered Master's thesis, I cooperated with HSBC Trinkaus and examined the effects of Basel 2.5 and III on the allocation of risk in the financial industry. In my current research, I use laboratory experiments to analyze the relevance of contractual incentives for moral dilemmas featuring trade-offs between ethics and profit. In addition, I am continuing my education in the field of comparative commercial law as part of a part-time LLM degree at the University of Edinburgh (UK). Here, my focus is on the interaction between European commercial law and international conventions on ethical corporate governance, climate protection and the protection of human rights. Exemplary research papers on the economic analysis of law include:
- Szymczak, W. (2015). Risk allocation in financial institutions after Basel 2.5 and III (Master’s thesis in cooperation with HSBC Trinkaus, University of Hamburg).
- Szymczak, W. (2020). Robbing Peter to pay Paul? Delegation contracts and social spillovers. SSRN Working Paper.
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