Bøger af Philippe Rohner

I owe a debt of gratitude ¯rst and foremost to my supervisor, Prof. Markus Leippold.From the very beginning of my dissertation, Markus was a demanding and highlymotivating advisor who always believed in the potential value of my research topic.I thank him for his invaluable support. I am also deeply obliged to Prof. HansGeiger, co-supervisor with Prof. Leippold, who gave me the opportunity to workby his side and bene¯t from the exceptional research network at the Swiss BankingInstitute. I am indebted to Prof. Roger Bey, who invited me to spend a full academicyear at the Finance Department of the University of Tulsa, where I encountered avery inspiring environment that allowed me to devote a great deal of time on myresearch. Furthermore, I thank Florian Eugster for careful proofreading and manyfruitful discussions on the empirical part of the thesis. I thank my brother SebastienRohner for designing the cover page and Lenore Hietkamp for excellent editorialassistance. I am also grateful to Blanca who supported me during all stages of thethesis with so much energy, fortitude and love. Finally, I o®er my gratitude to myparents Beatrice and Roland Rohner for their continuous encouragement throughoutmy life; to them I owe everything I have achieved so far.