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Petya Platikanova

Academic position
Assistant Professor
Department of Financial Management and Control
ESADE Business School (2009-now)

Academic interest
Cash policies, corporate restructuring, tax avoidance and earnings quality.

Education

PhD (University Pompeu Fabra, Spain; 2010), MSc in Economics and Management (University Pompeu Fabra, Spain; 2004), MSc in Political Science (Sofia University, Bulgaria; 2002)

Selected Publications

Platikanova, P. (2008) "Long-term Price Effect of S&P 500 Addition and Earnings Quality", Financial Analysts Journal, September/October, Vol. 64, No. 5: 62-76.

other publications

Working papers

Platikanova, P. (2011). "Economic Consequences of the First-time IFRS Adoption in Europe" (Revise-and-resubmit). Joint with Jordi Perramon.

Platikanova, P. (2011) "S&P 500 Index Additions and Cash Holdings Decisions" (Under Review). (Best paper awarded at the Finance forum of the Spanish Finance Association, 2010).

Platukanova, P. (2010). "Do Conservative Cash Decisions Adversely Affect Operating Performance? The Dynamic Side of Cash Holdings." (Under Review).

Work in progress

Platikanova, P. (2011). "The Strategic Use of Corporate Cash Holdings by Tax Avoiders". Work-in-progress.

Professional experience

Assistant professor, ESADE Business School (2009-)
Lecturer, ESCI-UPF (2008/2009)
Teaching assistant, University Pompeu Fabra (2004/2008)
Researcher, Institute for Market Economy (1998/2004)

Grants and awards
Best Paper on capital markets, awarded by the Spanish Stock Exchange (BMEX) at the Finance forum of the Spanish Finance Association, 2010.
Ph.D. scholarship from University Pompeu Fabra. 2004-2008.
Best paper award, 20th Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issue (2008).
Student grant, American Finance Association Annual Meeting (2008).
PhD Grant, Doctoral Colloquium Financial Management Association (2007).

Professional service
Referee Activities:
Financial Analysts Journal, Journal of Banking and Finance, Financial Review, Management Finance.
Professional Membership:
American Accounting Association, American Finance Association, Financial Management Association, British Accounting Association, European Accounting Association, Spanish Finance Association.