To enter the doctoral program immediately, students must have successfully completed a master's degree in business economics, economics, econometrics, finance, business engineering, or an adjacent quantitative discipline (e.g., mathematics, statistics, physics, or computer science) by September 2026.Successful candidates should have excellent qualifications at bachelor and master level, a genuine enthusiasm for academic research, and the ambition to pursue a research career. They should also have a high level of proficiency in English sufficient to communicate effectively with colleagues.The PhD project will be linked to the supervisors' research agendas in corporate finance and corporate governance (theoretical and/or empirical). Examples include questions on the optimal design of financial contracts and securities, executive compensation and managerial incentives, corporate disclosure and financial reporting (including intangible liabilities and CSR), the firm-level effects of financ...