Mayer Manuel

General Information:

Manuel is a second year PhD Candidate at the Vienna Graduate School of Finance. His research focus is on Credit Risk and Corporate Finance and part of his work has already been presented at several international conferences. Manuel graduated with distinction from the Vienna University of Economics and Business and completed various apprenticeships at financial institutions in Zurich and Vienna. [full CV upon request]

Education:

• Since 2008: PhD Candidate at the Vienna Graduate School of Finance (full scholarship).
• Completed Studies: Economics (graduation with distinction), Vienna University of Economics and Business (2002 – 2008, military service: 2007).

Working Papers:

Sovereign CDS Spreads, Government Guarantees, and Bank Credit Risk (forthcoming).
Forward Bias Trading in Emerging Markets.

Conference Presentations:

FMA U.S. Conference 2010, New York (forthcoming)
FMA European Conference 2010, Hamburg
AFFI Spring Conference 2010, Saint-Malo
EFMA Annual Meeting 2010, Aarhus

Teaching:

International Financial Management (Finance course for Bachelor and Master students in Business Administration).

Contact Details:

Phone: +43-1-313 36 Ex 6334
Email: manuel(.)mayer(@)vgsf(.)ac(.)at