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Theo Vermaelen

Theo Vermaelen

D-Index & Metrics

Business and Management

D-Index
31
Citations
11624
World Ranking
2718
National Ranking
52

Economics and Finance

D-Index
32
Citations
11793
World Ranking
3350
National Ranking
90

Overview

Theo Vermaelen is affiliated with INSEAD in France. Their research primarily focuses on fields within business, management, and accounting, with a significant emphasis on accounting as a subfield. Additional areas of study include gender studies, finance, management of technology and innovation, and economics and econometrics.

Their scholarly work explores several main topics, including corporate finance and governance, gender diversity and inequality, entrepreneurship studies and influences, firm innovation and growth, private equity and venture capital, banking stability, regulation and efficiency, as well as auditing, earnings management, and governance.

Theo Vermaelen has contributed to multiple publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
  • Journal of Corporate Finance
  • The Journal of Derivatives

Their recent papers highlight recurring themes related to IPO price formation and board gender diversity, appearing in different journals and years. Notable publications include:

  • "IPO Price Formation and Board Gender Diversity," 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "IPO price formation and board gender diversity," 2024, Journal of Corporate Finance
  • "IPO Price Formation and Board Gender Diversity," 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Are Women Underpriced? Board Diversity and IPO Performance," 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Network Centrality and Managerial Market-Timing Ability," 2021, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Theo Vermaelen has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • P. Raghavendra Rau
  • Jason Sandvik
  • Sterling Huang
  • Kaisa Snellman
  • Massimo Massa

Best Publications

  • Market underreaction to open market share repurchases

    David L. Ikenberry;Josef Lakonishok;Theo Vermaelen

  • Glamour, value and the post-acquisition performance of acquiring firms

    P Raghavendra Rau;Theo Vermaelen;Theo Vermaelen

  • Common stock repurchases and market signalling

    Theo Vermaelen

  • Stock Repurchases in Canada: Performance and Strategic Trading

    David Ikenberry;Josef Lakonishok;Theo Vermaelen

  • Anomalous Price Behavior Around Repurchase Tender Offers

    Josef Lakonishok;Theo Vermaelen

  • The Nature and Persistence of Buyback Anomalies

    Urs Peyer;Theo Vermaelen

  • Tax-induced trading around ex-dividend days

    Josef Lakonishok;Josef Lakonishok;Theo Vermaelen

  • Glamour, Value and the Post-Acquisition Performance of Acquiring Firms

    Theo Vermaelen;P. Raghavendra Rau

  • Repurchase Tender Offers, Signaling, and Managerial Incentives

    Theo Vermaelen

  • Market Underreaction to Open Market Share Repurchases

    David L. Ikenberry;Josef Lakonishok;Josef Lakonishok;Theo Vermaelen

  • The Option to Repurchase Stock

    David L. Ikenberry;Theo Vermaelen

  • Stock Prices and Financial Analysts' Recommendations

    James H. Bjerring;Josef Lakonishok;Theo Vermaelen

  • Regulation, Taxes, and Share Repurchases in the United Kingdom

    P. Raghavendra Rau;Theo Vermaelen

  • DEATH SPIRAL CONVERTIBLES

    Pierre Hillion;Theo Vermaelen

  • Tax Reform and Ex‐Dividend Day Behavior

    Josef Lakonishok;Theo Vermaelen

  • The many facets of privately negotiated stock repurchases

    Urs C. Peyer;Theo Vermaelen

  • Contingent Capital: The Case of COERCs

    George Pennacchi;Theo Vermaelen;Christian C. P. Wolff

  • Mimicking repurchases☆

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  • Large shareholdings and corporate control: An analysis of stake purchases by French holding companies

    Saugata Banerjee;Benoit Leleux;Theo Vermaelen

  • Contingent Capital: The Case for COERCs

    George Pennacchi;Theo Vermaelen;Christian C. P. Wolff;Christian C. P. Wolff

  • Regulation, Taxes, and Share Repurchases in the United Kingdom

    Theo Vermaelen;P. Raghavendra Rau

  • Stock Repurchases in Canada: Performance and Strategic Trading

    David L. Ikenberry;Josef Lakonishok;Josef Lakonishok;Theo Vermaelen

  • The Nature and Persistence of Buyback Anomalies

    Urs Peyer;Theo Vermaelen

  • Are buybacks good for long-term shareholder value? evidence from buybacks around the world

    Alberto Manconi;Urs Peyer;Theo Vermaelen

  • Large Shareholdings and Corporate Control: An Analysis of Stake Purchases by French Holding Companies

    Benoit Leleux;Theo Vermaelen;Saugata Banerjee

Frequent Co-Authors

Josef Lakonishok
Josef Lakonishok LSV Asset Management
P. Raghavendra Rau
P. Raghavendra Rau University of Cambridge
Catherine C. Eckel
Catherine C. Eckel Texas A&M University
George G. Pennacchi
George G. Pennacchi University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Richard T. Baillie
Richard T. Baillie King's College London

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