Paul Hark, M.Sc.
Current affiliations
- Professorship of Finance (Prof. Schneider)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Behavioral Corporate Finance
- Empirical Corporate Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Banking
- Event Studies
Academic Education | |
| 08/2022 - 01/2023 | Doctoral studies in Finance and Economics at Tilburg University, Netherlands |
| 10/2019 - 09/2021 | Master's degree in business administration with a major in finance and a minor in economics at the University of Münster |
| 10/2015 - 09/2018 | Bachelor's degree in business administration and economics with a focus on finance and accounting at the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main |
| 08/2017 - 12/2017 | Semester abroad at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy |
Work Experience | |
| since 08/2025 | Lecturer at the Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) Nord Westfalen |
| since 03/2023 | Lecturer in the Executive MBA Programs |
| since 11/2021 | Research Assistant at the Professorship of Finance at the University of Münster |
| 2018 - 2020 | Internships at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Stellarix Consultancy Services, Ernst & Young, Vivus Ventures and Pacifico Renewables Yield |
| 01/2020 - 09/2020 | Student research assistant at the Chair of Finance at the University of Münster |
| 10/2016 - 08/2018 | Tutor at the Chair of Product Marketing and Communication as well as at the Chair of Empirical Economic Research and International Economic Policy at the Goethe University in Frankfurt |
Publications
Hark, Paul F.; Schneider, Christoph (2025) In: Journal of Business Economics, 95(2/3), 427-463. doi:10.1007/s11573-024-01216-5 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Beckmann, Lars; Hark, Paul F. (2024) In: Finance Research Letters, 63, 105237. doi:10.1016/j.frl.2024.105237 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Beckmann, Lars; Debener, Jörn; Hark, Paul F.; Pfingsten, Andreas (2024) In: Finance Research Letters, 67(B), 105868. doi:10.1016/j.frl.2024.105868 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published |
Projects
Duration: since 01/01/2012 Funded by: Commerzbank AG, Capcora GmbH Type of project: Individual project |
Prizes
| Best Paper Award (2nd prize) Awarded by: London School of Economics; National Institute of Security Markets Award given to: Hark, Paul Friedrich; Beckmann, Lars; Debener, Jörn; Pfingsten, Andreas Announced at: 15/12/2023 | Date of awarding: 15/12/2023 Type of distinction: Best presentation award | |
| Best Discussion Award Awarded by: 26th Banking Workshop Münster Award given to: Sondershaus, Talina; Hark, Paul Announced at: 28/10/2023 | Date of awarding: 28/10/2023 Type of distinction: Best reviewer award (conference or journal) | |
| CLAAS AlumniUM-Master-Award Awarded by: Alumni-Verein der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Münster (AlumniUM) Award given to: Iorgulescu, Elissa; Hark, Paul; Deneri, Defne Announced at: 03/12/2021 | Date of awarding: 03/12/2021 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Dean's List Awarded by: Goethe University Frankfurt/Main Award given to: Hark, Paul Friedrich Announced at: 01/11/2016 | Date of awarding: 01/11/2016 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Deutschlandstipendium Awarded by: Universität Münster Award given to: Hark, Paul Friedrich Announced at: 01/10/2020 Type of distinction: Scholarship |