Prof. Harald Hau
SFI Senior Chair, Professor of Finance, University of Geneva
Harald Hau is Professor of Finance at the University of Geneva. Professor Hau is engaged in several ongoing collaborations with the European Central Bank. His work has been published in top academic journals and featured in the international press.
Expertise
Professor Hau works on various issues in international finance, such as asset allocation, and hedging behavior and its effect on exchange rates. His most recent work here uses derivative data collected by European market supervisors. A second research focus is on China's economy and its financial markets. This work also comprises empirical research on Fintech lending and its effects on entrepreneurial growth. Lastly, he works on issues of corporate governance and board structure and their impact on corporate performance, particularly innovation and technological progress.
Expertise Fields
- Financial Markets
- Financial Crises
- International Financial Markets and Emerging Markets
- Systemic Risk and Regulation
- Portfolio Management and Asset Classes
- Equities
- Foreign Exchange
- Options and Other Derivatives
- Financial Institutions
- Banks
- Institutional Investors and Funds
- Pension Funds
- Rating Agencies
- Venture Capital and Private Equity
- Corporate Finance and Governance
- Capital Budgeting and Investment Policy
- Corporate Governance and Managerial Compensation
- Financial Valuation
- Frontier Topics
- Big Data and Fintech