Overview
Background
Dr Nicolas Eugster is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at UQ Business School. Prior to joining UQ, Nicolas was an Assistant Professor in Finance from 2018 to 2020 at IESEG School of Management (Lille, France) and a Teaching and Research Assistant at the Chair of Finance and Governance at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) from 2012 to 2017. In 2017, Nicolas was granted a research fellowship from the Swiss National Science Foundation (Doc.Mobility) to visit the Department of Finance of the Robert H. Smith School of Business (University of Maryland, USA).
Nicolas holds a Bachelor of Arts in Management (BA), a Master of Arts in Accounting and Finance (MA), and a PhD in Management (Finance) from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). His PhD dissertation was awarded the 2018 Vigener Price for the best PhD thesis of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). In addition, he has enhanced his pedagogical skills by having completed a Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS) in Higher Education and Educational Technology.
Nicolas’ research interests focus on corporate finance, ownership structure, and family firms. His work has been published in leading academic journals, such as the Journal of Banking and Finance (A*) and the Journal of Corporate Finance (A*).
Availability
- Dr Nicolas Eugster is:
- Not available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Management, Université de Fribourg Universität Freiburg
- Masters (Coursework) of Accounting and Finance, Université de Fribourg Universität Freiburg
- Doctor of Philosophy of Finance, Université de Fribourg Universität Freiburg
Research interests
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Corporate finance
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Ownership structure
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Family firms
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Dividends
Research impacts
Dr Nicolas Eugster's work has already attracted some media attention. His 2019 publication in the Journal of Banking and Finance (A*) has led to an article in the Handelszeitung (07.10.19), one of the leading business newspapers in Switzerland. His 2024 publication in the Journal of Corporate Finance (A*) has also been republished as an article in The Conversation. Nicolas has also published several case studies that are now being used by other teachers.
Works
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2025
Other Outputs
The behavior of stock prices around the ex-day during a dividend shortage
Ducret, Romain, Eugster, Nicolas and Isakov, Dušan (2025). The behavior of stock prices around the ex-day during a dividend shortage. Fribourg, Switzerland: Cantonal and University Library Fribourg. doi: 10.51363/unifr.ewp.2m7jvp
2024
Journal Article
Family firms and carbon emissions
Borsuk, Marcin, Eugster, Nicolas, Klein, Paul-Olivier and Kowalewski, Oskar (2024). Family firms and carbon emissions. Journal of Corporate Finance, 89 102672, 102672. doi: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2024.102672
2024
Journal Article
Nonstandard errors
Albert J. Menkveld, Anna Dreber, Felix Holzmeister, Juergen Huber, Magnus Johannesson, Michael Kirchler, Michael Razen, Utz Weitzel, David Abad, Menachem (Meni) Abudy, Tobias Adrian, Yacine Ait-Sahalia, Olivier Akmansoy, Jamie Alcock, Vitali Alexeev, Arash Aloosh, Livia Amato, Diego Amaya, James Angel, Amadeus Bach, Edwin Baidoo, Gaetan Bakalli, Andrea Barbon, Oksana Bashchenko, Parampreet Christopher Bindra, Geir Hoidal Bjonnes, Jeff Black, Bernard S. Black, Santiago Bohorquez ... Zhen-Xing Wu (2024). Nonstandard errors. The Journal of Finance, 79 (3), 2339-2390. doi: 10.1111/jofi.13337
2024
Journal Article
Internal governance mechanisms and corporate misconduct
Eugster, Nicolas, Kowalewski, Oskar and Spiewanowski, Piotr (2024). Internal governance mechanisms and corporate misconduct. International Review of Financial Analysis, 92 103109. doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2024.103109
2023
Journal Article
Large blockholders and stock price crash risk: an international study
Eugster, Nicolas and Wang, Qingxia (2023). Large blockholders and stock price crash risk: an international study. Global Finance Journal, 55 100799, 1-25. doi: 10.1016/j.gfj.2022.100799
2022
Journal Article
Chasing dividends during the COVID ‐19 pandemic
Eugster, Nicolas, Ducret, Romain, Isakov, Dušan and Weisskopf, Jean‐Philippe (2022). Chasing dividends during the COVID ‐19 pandemic. International Review of Finance, 22 (2), 335-345. doi: 10.1111/irfi.12360
2022
Other Outputs
Does linguistic complexity of annual reports affect corporate leasing decision?
Chi, Danlin, Chowdhury, Hasibul, Eugster, Nicolas and Zheng, Jiayi (2022). Does linguistic complexity of annual reports affect corporate leasing decision?. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4214982
2021
Journal Article
Is competition beneficial? The case of exchange traded funds
Kharma, Céline and Eugster, Nicolas (2021). Is competition beneficial? The case of exchange traded funds. International Review of Financial Analysis, 76 101789, 101789. doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101789
2019
Journal Article
Family firms and financial analyst activity
Eugster, Nicolas (2019). Family firms and financial analyst activity. Pacific Basin Finance Journal, 57 101005, 101005. doi: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2018.03.002
2019
Journal Article
Founding family ownership, stock market returns, and agency problems
Eugster, Nicolas and Isakov, Dušan (2019). Founding family ownership, stock market returns, and agency problems. Journal of Banking and Finance, 107 105600. doi: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2019.07.020
2015
Other Outputs
Ownership structure and mergers and acquisitions decisions: are family firms different acquirers?
Eugster, Nicolas (2015). Ownership structure and mergers and acquisitions decisions: are family firms different acquirers?. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2647878
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Nicolas Eugster is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Can Board Gender Diversity Resolve ESG Disagreement
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Leo Luong
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Doctor Philosophy
The Impact of Political Corruption on Insider Trading in the United States
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hasibul Chowdhury
Media
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