CV

General Information

Full Name Per Östberg
Citizenship Swedish
Languages English, Swedish, German (proficient)

Education

  • 1999 - 2005
    PhD in Finance
    Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Dissertation: Corporate Disclosure and Investor Recognition
    • Main advisor: Mike Burkart
    • Co-advisor: Tore Ellingsen
    • Scholarships: Bankforskningsinstitutet and Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Stiftelse
  • 1997 - 1998
    M.Sc. in Accounting and Finance
    London School of Economics, London, UK
  • 1994 - 1997
    B.Sc. in Economics
    London School of Economics, London, UK

Experience

  • 2017 - now
    Associate Professor of Finance
    University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Swiss Finance Institute faculty member
  • 2010 - 2017
    Assistant Professor of Finance
    University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Swiss Finance Institute faculty member
  • 2008 - 2011
    Associate Professor of Finance (with tenure)
    Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway
  • 2005 - 2008
    Assistant Professor of Finance
    Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway

Publications

  • 2015
    "Social Interaction at Work" (with Hans K. Hvide)
    • Journal of Financial Economics, 117, 628–652.
  • 2014
    "Money and Liquidity in Financial Markets" (with Kjell G. Nyborg)
    • Journal of Financial Economics, 112, 30–52.
  • 2013
    "The Shareholder Base and Payout Policy" (with Andriy Bodnaruk)
    • Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 48, 729–760.
  • 2009
    "Does Investor Recognition Predict Returns?" (with Andriy Bodnaruk)
    • Journal of Financial Economics, 91, 202–226.
  • 2006
    "Disclosure, Investment and Regulation"
    • Journal of Financial Intermediation, 15, 285–306. Lead Article.

Professional Activities

  • Editorial
  • Departmental and University Service (UZH)
    • Vice Head, Department of Finance (2021 – present)
    • Program Director, Master in Finance (2020 – present)
    • Board member, Finance Executive Education (2021 – present)
    • Co-head of the PhD program (2014 – 2018)
    • Member, PhD student recruiting committee (2012 – present)
  • Conference Program Committees (selected)
    • European Winter Finance Summit (chair 2016, co-chair 2014, member 2011–2022)
    • European Finance Association (2009–2015)
    • International Finance and Banking Society (2015)
    • GRASFI, Zurich (2022)
    • SFI PhD Workshop, Zurich (2016)

Grants

  • 2024
    "Unintended Consequences of the New Regulatory Paradigm: Real Estate Prices and Financing the Economy" (with Thomas Richter)
  • 2018
    "Trading and Financing during Market Stress"
    • Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), CHF 587,480. Grant number 100018_172679.
  • 2012
    "Liquidity and Order-Imbalance in Euro-area Sovereign Bond Markets"
    • Stiftung für Wissenschaftliche Forschung der Universität Zürich, CHF 18,273.