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- James Thewissen
James Thewissen
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Année Label Institution 2004 Bachelier en Ingénieur de Gestion Université catholique de Louvain 2007 Master Ingénieur de Gestion (Bidiplomering with KU Leuven) Université catholique de Louvain 2007 Master Ingénieur de Gestion (Bidiplomering with UCL) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 2009 Masters of Financial Economics Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 2013 Doctor of Business Economics Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
I am Professor (Tenured) of Corporate Finance at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Belgium and Vice-Dean of External Corporate Relations and Communication at the Louvain School of Management. My research interests include corporate finance, sentiment analytics, sustainable finance, econometric modelling, machine learning and international finance. In particular, I research on the development of machine learning methods to optimize the extraction of information from unstructured data contained in corporate disclosures, such as annual reports, audit reports, earnings press releases and CEO letters to shareholders. I also serve as expert at the European Commission and conducted projects for the National Bank of Belgium and various corporations in the energy and banking sector. In addition, I have been involved in various regulatory working groups at the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). My research has recently been published in leading finance and accounting journals such as Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal (ABS4, FT50), Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (ABS4*), Journal of Corporate Finance (ABS4), Britsh Accounting Review (ABS3), Financial Management (ABS3), European Accounting Review (ABS3), Journal of Banking & Finance (ABS3) and International Review of Financial Analysis (ABS3), among others. Finally, I have been recently interested in the application of artificial intelligence methods to identify topics discussed in ESG reports and their value relevance for investors and ESG rating providers.
2024
Luo, Yilin ; Ni, Chenkai ; Thewissen, James. Currency flotation and dividend policies: Evidence from China's central parity reform. In: Financial Management, (2024). doi:10.1111/fima.12448 (Accepté/Sous presse).
2024
Feilian Xia ; Thewissen, James ; Shrestha, Prabal ; Shuo Yan. The power of a name: Exploring the relationship between ICO name fluency and investor decision making. In: International Review of Financial Analysis, (2024). doi:10.1016/j.irfa.2024.103142 (Accepté/Sous presse).
2023
Shrestha, Prabal ; Thewissen, James ; Arslan‐Ayaydin, Özgür ; Parhankangas, Annaleena. A sense of risk: Responses to crowdfunding risk disclosures. In: Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Vol. 17, no.4, p. 925-970 (2023). doi:10.1002/sej.1480.
2023
Xia, Feilian ; Thewissen, James ; Huang, Winifred ; Yan, Shuo. Founder-CEO Extraversion and Sustainability Orientation in Initial Coin Offerings. In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, (2023). doi:10.1177/10422587231211012 (Accepté/Sous presse).
2022
Thewissen, James ; Özgür Arslan-Ayaydin ; Torsin, Wouter. Earnings Management Methods and CEO Political Affiliation. In: Accounting Auditing Control, Vol. 28, no. 2, p. 83-128 (2022). doi:10.3917/cca.282.0083.
2022
Henry, Elaine ; Thewissen, James ; Torsin, Wouter. International Earnings Announcements: Tone, Forward-looking Statements, and Informativeness. In: The European Accounting Review, (2022) (Accepté/Sous presse).
2022
Arslan-Ayaydin, Özgür ; Chen, Shimin ; Ni, Serene Xu ; Thewissen, James. Is cross-listing a panacea for improving earnings quality? The case of H- and B-share firms in China. In: International Review of Financial Analysis, Vol. 81, p. 102113 (2022). doi:10.1016/j.irfa.2022.102113 (Accepté/Sous presse).
2022
Thewissen, Jennifer ; Thewissen, James ; Torsin, Wouter ; Arslan-Ayaydin Özgür. Linguistic errors and investment decisions: the case of Initial Coin Offering white papers. In: The European Journal of Finance, (2022). doi:10.1080/1351847X.2022.2075780 (Accepté/Sous presse).
2022
Thewissen, James ; Shrestha, Prabal. Unpacking the black box of ICO white papers: A topic modeling approach. In: Journal of Corporate Finance, (2022) (Accepté/Sous presse).
2021
Thewissen, James. Disclosure tone management and labor unions. In: Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Vol. 48, no. 1-2, p. 102-147 (2021). doi:10.1111/jbfa.12483.
2021
Thewissen, James ; Yan, Beibei ; Arslan-Ayaydin, Özgür ; Torsin, Wouter. Does managerial ability affect disclosure? Evidence from earnings press releases. In: Asian Review of Accounting, Vol. 29, no. 2, p. 192-226 (2021).
2021
Thewissen, James ; Özgür Arslan-Ayaydin ; Shrestha, Prabal ; Wouter Torsin. Institutions, regulations and initial coin offerings: An international perspective. In: International Review of Economics & Finance, Vol. 72, p. 102-120 (2021). doi:10.1016/j.iref.2020.10.014.
2021
Thewissen, Jennifer ; Thewissen, James ; Torsin, Wouter ; Özgür, Arslan-Ayaydin. Spell It Right! The impact of linguistic accuracy on corporate investment decisions: The case Initial Coin Offering whitepapers. In: The European Journal of Finance, (2021) (Soumis).
2020
Özgür Arslan-Ayaydin ; Norman Bishara ; Thewissen, James ; Torsin, Wouter. Managerial career concerns and the content of corporate disclosures: An analysis of the tone of earnings press releases. In: International Review of Financial Analysis, Vol. 72, no.101598, p. 16 (2020). doi:10.1016/j.irfa.2020.101598.
2019
Thewissen, James. Jockeying for position in CEO letters: Impression management and sentiment analytics. In: Financial Management, Vol. 48, no.1, p. 77-115 (2019). doi:10.1111/fima.12219.
2019
Yan, Beibei ; Aerts, Walter ; Thewissen, James. The informativeness of impression management − financial analysts and rhetorical style of CEO letters. In: Pacific Accounting Review, Vol. 31, no.3, p. 462-496 (2019). doi:10.1108/par-09-2017-0063.
2016
Managers set the tone: Equity incentives and the tone of earnings press releases, collab. Thewissen, James. In: Journal of banking and finance, Vol. 72, no.S, p. 132-147 (2016). doi:10.1016/j.jbankfin.2015.10.007.
2016
Arslan-Ayaydin, Özgür ; Thewissen, James. The financial reward for environmental performance in the energy sector. In: Energy & Environment, Vol. 27, no.3-4, p. 389-413 (2016). doi:10.1177/0958305x15627547.
2015
Boudt, Kris ; de Goeij, Peter ; Thewissen, James ; Van Campenhout, Geert. Analysts' forecast error: a robust prediction model and its short-term trading profitability. In: Accounting & Finance, Vol. 55, no.3, p. 683-715 (2014). doi:10.1111/acfi.12076.
2024
The ESG Framework and the Energy Industry Demand and Supply, Market Policies and Value Creation, éd. Thewissen, James ; Özgür Arslan-Ayaydin ; Wim Westerman ; André Dorsman, Springer, Springer Cham, 2024. 978-3-031-48459-9. 316 p. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-48457-5.
2020
Thewissen, James ; Özgür Arslan-Ayaydin ; André Dorsman. Regulations in the energy industry : financial, economic and legal implications, 2020. 9783030322953 (Accepté/Sous presse).
2017
Bouamara, Nabil ; Boudt, Kris ; Peeters, Benedict ; Thewissen, James. The Alpha and Beta of Equity Hedge UCITS Funds: Implications for Momentum Investing, 2017. 9781785482014. 415-446 p. doi:10.1016/b978-1-78548-201-4.50016-7 (Accepté/Sous presse).
2015
Arslan-Ayaydin, Özgür ; Thewissen, James. The Impact of Environmental Strengths and Concerns on the Accounting Performance of Firms in the Energy Sector, 2015. 978-3-319-13745-2. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13746-9_5.
2020
Arslan-Ayaydin, Özgür ; Shrestha, Prabal ; Thewissen, James. Blockchain as a Technology Backbone for an Open Energy Market. In: André Dorsman, Özgür Arslan-Ayaydin, James Thewissen (eds.), Regulations in the Energy Industry : Financial, Economic and Legal Implications, Springer, 2020, p. 65-84. 978-3-030-32295-3. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-32296-0_5.
2024
Xia, Feilian ; Thewissen, James ; Barrio Herrezuelo, Diego ; Arslan-Ayaydin, Özgür ; Yan, Shuo. Picturing Success: The Power of Visual Cues for Investors in Initial Coin Offerings. 8th ENTFIN Conference (Munich , du 09/06/2024 au 11/06/2024).
2024
Thewissen, James ; Thewissen, Jennifer ; Arslan-Ayaydin, Özgür ; Barrio Herrezuelo, Diego. Striking the Right Vocabulary Note: Lexical Complexity in Initial Coin Offerings Success. 7th Cryptocurrency Research Conference (Dubai, du 23/09/2024 au 24/09/2024).
2021
Sirilertsuwan, Petchprakai ; Izquierdo Montfort, Josep Oriol ; De Ronge, Yves ; Thewissen, James. Mismatch between corporate circular economy practices and literature: Sustainability report analysis of highly-rated ESG companies. 28th International Annual EurOMA Conference (Berlin, Germany - ONLINE, du 05/07/2021 au 07/07/2021).
2021
Sirilertsuwan, Petchprakai ; Izquierdo Montfort, Josep Oriol ; De Ronge, Yves ; Thewissen, James. Mismatch between corporate circular economy practices and literature: Sustainability report analysis of highly-rated ESG companies. Evidence for Action: Aligning the Climate and SDG Agendas (Sussex University, United Kingdom - ONLINE, du 20/07/2021 au 22/07/2021).
2021
Thewissen, Jennifer ; Thewissen, James ; Torsin, Wouter ; Arslan-Ayaydin Özgür. Spell it right! The impact of linguistic accuracy on business investment decisions. PLIN DAY Linguistics applied to Business Language in a multilingual and multicultural world (UCLouvain, 07/05/2021).
2021
Özgür, Arslan-Ayaydin ; Thewissen, James ; Torsin, Wouter. Earnings Management Methods and CEO Political Affiliation (LIDAM Discussion Paper LFIN; 2021/17), 2021. 48 p.
2021
Henry, Elaine ; Thewissen, James ; Torsin, Wouter. International Earnings Announcements: Tone, Forward-looking Statements, and Informativeness (LIDAM Discussion Paper LFIN; 2021/16), 2021. 46 p.
2021
Pastwa, Anna M. ; Shrestha, Prabal Man ; Thewissen, James ; Torsin, Wouter. Unpacking the black box of ICO white papers: a topic modeling approach (LIDAM Discussion Paper LFIN; 2021/18), 2021. 58 p.