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Home | People | Tomislav Ladika
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Tomislav Ladika

Research Fellow

University
University of Amsterdam
Research field
Finance
Interests
Applied Microeconomics, Corporate Governance, Corporate Finance, Innovation, Labor

Biography

Tomislav Ladika is an associate professor of finance at the University of Amsterdam, joining in 2012 after a PhD in Economics from Brown University. Tomislav's current research studies the growing reliance on intangible assets and human capital across the economy, in particular how this transition affects corporate investment and employee retention. He teaches both corporate finance and investments at the Masters level, and specializes in teaching computer programming applications in finance. Further, he is currently Program Director of the MSc Finance at the University of Amsterdam, and he co-founded the Junior European Finance seminar series with a goal of strengthening research networks across European schools.

List of publications

Cronqvist, H., Ladika, T., Pazaj, E. and Sautner, Z. (2024). Limited attention to detail in financial markets: Evidence from reduced-form and structural estimation Journal of Financial Economics, 154.

Ladika, T. and Sautner, Z. (2020). Managerial Short-Termism and Investment: Evidence from Accelerated Option Vesting Review of Finance, 24(2):305–344.

Campello, M., Ladika, T. and Matta, R. (2019). Renegotiation Frictions and Financial Distress Resolution: Evidence from CDS Spreads Review of Finance, 23(3):513--556.

Jochem, T., Ladika, T. and Sautner, Z. (2018). The Retention Effects of Unvested Equity: Evidence from Accelerated Option Vesting Review of Financial Studies, 31(11):4142–4186.