Proposal 1: Financial Risk in a Turbulent World
Thematic areas:
- Geopolitical risk and financial markets
- Cyber risk as financial risk
- Climate risk and financial stability
- Supply chain risk and corporate financing
- Preparedness and financial resilience
- Sanctions, fragmentation, and capital flows
We are seeking a candidate who wants to research how emerging forms of risk affect financial decisions and markets. In a time marked by geopolitical uncertainty, cyber threats, and climate change, both firms and investors face risks that traditional models do not fully capture. The project may examine how such risks are priced, managed, or influence capital allocation.
Proposal 2: Artificial Intelligence, Productivity, and Financing
Thematic areas:
- AI adoption and firm value
- Financing technological transformation
- Automation, labor, and investment decisions
- AI in financial decision-making processes
- Productivity, innovation, and capital structure
- Demographic change and financial markets
We are seeking a candidate who aims to explore financial aspects of technological and demographic transitions. With increasing labor shortages and rapid AI development, the assumptions underlying firms’ investment and financing decisions are changing. The project may investigate how firms finance transformation, how AI adoption affects valuation, or how investors assess technological change risk.
