Peter Limbach and his team conduct research in the area of finance and corporate governance. Other research topics include financial accounting, financial markets and their regulation, social finance, and family firms.
The Decline of Trust Across the U.S. Finance Industry (with Raghu Rau and Henrik Schürmann), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 213, 324-344, 2023.
CEO Tenure and Firm Value (with Francois Brochet, Markus Schmid, and Meik Scholz-Daneshgari), The Accounting Review 96, 47-71, 2021.
Till Death (or Divorce) Do Us Part: Early-life Family Disruption and Investment Behavior (with André Betzer, Raghu Rau, and Henrik Schürmann), Journal of Banking and Finance 124, 2021.
Are Generalists Beneficial to Corporate Shareholders? Evidence from Exogenous Executive Turnovers (with André Betzer, Grace Lee, and Jesus Salas), Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 55, 581-619, 2020.
The Demand for Public Information by Social Connections: Evidence from Facebook Networks (with Travis Dyer and Gerrit Köchling)
From Big Four to Wall Street: Sell-Side Analysts with Auditor Experience (with Christian Andres, Francois Brochet, and Nicola Schumacher)
Blockholder Representation on the Board: Theory and Evidence (with Samed Krüger and Paul Voss), https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4270536.
Does Speculative News Hurt Productivity? Evidence from Takeover Rumors (with Christian Andres, Dimitry Bazhutov, and Douglas Cumming), https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3739509.
Do Financial Advisors Matter for M&A Pre-Announcement Returns? (with André Betzer and Jasmin Gider), https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4024067.
Once Bitten, Twice Shy: Unconsummated Deals and Subsequent M&A Cautiousness (with Robert Campbell and Johannes Reusche).
Microeconomics of Environmental Performance: Evidence from Corporate GHG Emission Reduction Initiatives (with Catrina Achilles, Michael Wolff, and Aaron Yoon)
The ESG Trade-off (with Fabio Martin and Raghu Rau)