Danis András
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Born in Slovakia, András Danis moved to Austria at an early age. In 2007 he obtained a Magister degree in International Business Administration from the University of Vienna, with specializations in Finance and Operations Research. In addition he has worked as an undergraduate research assistant to Professor Josef Zechner and has spent an exchange semester at ESCP-EAP in Paris. András Danis speaks Hungarian, German, English and French and has completed several internships in Asset Management and Investment Banking. Currently he is in the fifth year of the PhD program and he will be available for interviews at the FMA meetings in Denver and at the AFA meetings in Chicago. |
Education:
- Since 2007: PhD student at the Vienna Graduate School of Finance (full scholarship)
- 2002-2007: Studies in International Business Administration, University of Vienna
- 2006: Exchange semester at ESCP-EAP in Paris, France
Research Interests:
Bankruptcy and financial distress,
incentive problems in financial markets, optimal capital structure.
Working Papers:
- Do Empty Creditors Matter? Evidence from Distressed Exchange Offers. Job Market Paper
- Testing Dynamic Tradeoff Theory: Evidence from Rebalancing Points. Joint with Daniel Rettl
- Shareholder Monitoring with Strategic Investors
Conference Presentations:
- FMA Europe, Portugal, 2011 (two papers)
- European Winter Finance Summit (Skinance), Austria, 2011
- DGF - German Finance Association, Hamburg, 2010
- EBIM Doctoral Workshop, Bielefeld, 2009
Teaching:
- Corporate Finance (undergraduate), WU, 2009 and 2010
- Finance Paper Reading and Writing, MSc Quantitative Finance, WU, 2011
Contact Details:
Phone: +43-1-313 36 Ex 6328
Email: andreas(.)danis(@)vgsf(.)ac(.)at