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Professor Gerhard Kling

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Professor Gerhard Kling
Professor Gerhard Kling
Professor Gerhard Kling

Dr rer. pol. (PhD ECON), Dipl. Vw. (BSc/MSc ECON), PG Cert HE, BSc (MATHS), MSc (MATHS)

Chair in Finance

51cg
Email Address
gerhard.kling@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 273611
School/Department
Business School





Biography

Professor Gerhard Kling holds a Chair in Finance at the 51cg. Before joining Aberdeen, he was a Professor of International Business and Management at SOAS University of London, a Professor of Finance at the University of Southampton and held academic posts at UWE and Utrecht University. He worked as a Practice Specialist in Corporate Finance at McKinsey & Company, where he mainly focused on firm valuation and M&A. He received a PhD in Economics from the University of Tuebingen and was awarded the Dissertation Prize of the International Economic History Association. He studied Economics and Mathematics (BSc and MSc). He is excited about programming with experience in Python, C/C++, MATLAB, STATA etc. In his free time, he enjoys recreational programming in GDScript (Godot), Blender, and C++ (Unreal).

The Joy of Data Analysis

I publish free content focused on Data Science on my YouTube channel YUNIKARN. I also do live streams (mostly Python, Stata and academic writing).

Qualifications

  • MSc Mathematics 
    2018 - OU 
  • BSc Mathematics 
    2014 - OU 
  • PG Cert Higher Education Higher Education 
    2009 - UWE 
  • Dr rer. pol. Economics 
    2004 - University of Tuebingen 
  • Diplom Volkswirt Economics 
    2002 - Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

Programme Leader MSc FinTech

External Memberships

Associate Editor, European Journal of Finance

Editorial Board, Asia Pacific Business Review

Member, Social Sciences College, European Science Foundation

Prizes and Awards

  • British Academy of Management, Best Full Paper Award (Sep 2019)
  • Leslie Walshaw Award 2018, Mathematics (Jan 2019)
  • Financial Management, Best Paper Award (Oct 2018)
  • Dissertation Award, International Economic History Association (Aug 2006)
  • Dissertation Award, University of Tuebingen, RWT Group (Jun 2005)
  • New Researcher Prize Economic History Society (Apr 2004)
  • Alumni Award for Young Economists LMU (May 2002)
Research

Research Overview

Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Applied Mathematics

Research Areas

Finance

  • Supervising
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Research Specialisms

  • Finance
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Applied Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is , published under the licence.

Funding and Grants

Research on China's Financial System towards Sustainable Growth: The Role of Innovation, Diversity and Financial Regulation; funded by the ESRC (ES/P005241/1) and the NSFC (National Natural Science Foundation of China: 71661137002).

https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FP005241%2F1

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

  • Financial Analysis (FI3011)
  • Big Data in Business & Finance (IN2502)
  • Financial Crime & Cybersecurity (BU551X)
  • Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Forecasting (BU553C)
Publications

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  • Populists at the Helm: Ideology, Policy Tools, and Bank Liquidity Creation

    Akinteye, U., Kling, G., Gyimah, D.
    Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Elite MBAs in the Making of Top Business Careers

    Maclean, M., Kling, G., Harvey, C., Foster, W.
    Academy of Management Learning & Education
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  • Business Analytics with Python: Essential Skills for Business Students

    Chen, B., Kling, G.
    KOGAN PAGE LTD, London. 408 pages
    Books and Reports: Books
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  • Pattern and Correlates of Out-of-Pocket Payment Among Older People in Bangladesh

    Guntupalli, A. M., Kling, G., Uddin, G. S., Abdullah-Al-Baki, C., Mia, M. N.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Entries for Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
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  • Climate Vulnerability and the Cost of Debt

    Kling, G., Lo, Y., Murinde, V., Volz, U.
    Oxford Open Economics, vol. 4, odaf003
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • E-Commerce and Financial Services in Asia: The Expansion and Globalization of Alibaba, Coupang and SoftBank

    Kling, G., Oh, I., Rowley, C.
    Routledge. 216 pages
    Books and Reports: Books
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  • Investigating the Growth Effects of Sharing Health Data in ASEAN Member States

    Kling, G., Guntupalli, A., Uddin, G. S.
    Empowering Online Public Service in Asia: The Digital Frontier. Chen, L., Kimura, F. (eds.). ERIA, pp. 343-370, 28 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
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  • Kindness or Hypocrisy: Political Mindset and Corporate Social Responsibility Decoupling in Chinese firms

    Wang, Z., Kling, G., Rejchrt, P.
    European Journal of Finance, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 524-548
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  • Systematic risk in the biopharmaceutical sector: a multiscale approach

    Uddin, G. S., Yahya, M., Bekiros, S., Jayasekera, R., Kling, G.
    Annals Of Operations Research, vol. 330, pp. 243–266
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • What Revolut’s attempt to secure a UK banking licence could mean for its current customers and for the ‘unbanked’

    Kling, G., Guntupalli, A.
    The Conversation
    Contributions to Specialist Publications: Articles
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  • On the uniqueness of the Laplacian spectra of coalescence of complete graphs

    Kling, G.
    Open Journal of Discrete Applied Mathematics, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 25-39
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Alibaba and Coupang in the spotlight

    Kling, G., Oh, I., Rowley, C.
    Asia Pacific Business Review, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 267-278
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • The effects of political embeddedness on cross-border mergers and acquisitions: Alibaba's case

    Wang, Z., Kling, G., Li, J.
    Asia Pacific Business Review, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 392-416
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Pattern and correlates of Out-of-pocket payment among older people in Bangladesh

    Guntupalli, A., Kling, G., Uddin, G. S., Abdullah-Al-Bak, C., Mia, M. N.
    Handbook of Aging, Health and Public Policy: Perspectives from Asia. Irudaya Rajan, S. (ed.). Springer, 19 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
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  • Financial inclusion and financial technology: Finance for everyone?

    Kling, G., Tian, L.
    European Journal of Finance, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 1-2
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  • A theory of financial inclusion and income inequality

    Kling, G., Pesque-Cela, V., Tian, L., Luo, D.
    European Journal of Finance, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 137-157
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Defining and measuring financial inclusion: A systematic review and confirmatory factor analysis

    Pesque-Cela, V., Tian, L., Luo, D., Tobin, D., Kling, G.
    Journal of International Development, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 316-341
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  • Measuring financial exclusion of firms

    Kling, G.
    Finance Research Letters, vol. 39, 101568
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  • The impact of climate vulnerability on firms' cost of capital and access to finance

    Kling, G., Volz, U., Murinde, V., Ayas, S.
    World Development , vol. 137, 105131
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Does executive compensation affect firms’ acquisition decisions?: Evidence from China

    Jiang, L., Kling, G., Bo, H.
    Asia Pacific Business Review, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 731-748
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Flooding dynamics of diffusive dispersion in a random potential

    Wilkinson, M., Pradas, M., Kling, G.
    Journal of Statistical Physics, vol. 182, 54
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  • Estimating the impact of the Internet of Things on productivity in Europe

    Espinoza, H., Kling, G., McGroarty, F., O’Mahony, M., Ziouvelou, X.
    Heliyon, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. e03935
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  • The Impact of Climate Vulnerability on Firms? Cost of Capital and Access to Finance

    Kling, G., Volz, U., Murinde, V., Ayas, S.
    Working Papers: Working Papers
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  • Diversification strategies in banking: Like lemmings falling off a cliff

    Rejchrt, P., Kling, G.
    Academy of Management Proceedings, vol. 2018, no. 1, 10182
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  • Climate Change and the Cost of Capital in Developing Countries

    Buhr, B., Volz, U., Donovan, C., Kling, G., Lo, Y., Murinde, V., Pullin, N.
    London and Geneva: Imperial College London; SOAS University of London; UN Environment. 38 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
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  • Climate Vulnerability and the Cost of Debt

    Kling, G., Lo, Y., Murinde, V., Volz, U.
    Working Papers: Working Papers
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  • Sold Below Value? Why Takeover Offers Can Have Negative Premiums

    Weitzel, U., Kling, G.
    Financial Management, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 421-450
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • The Value of Financial Constraints

    Kling, G.
    Working Papers: Working Papers
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  • A theory of operational cash holding, endogenous financial constraints, and credit rationing

    Kling, G.
    European Journal of Finance, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 59-75
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  • Why do firms adopt stock options and who benefits?: A natural experiment in China

    Jiang, L., Kling, G., Bo, H., Driver, C.
    Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, vol. 46, no. Part A, pp. 124-140
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  • Establishing causal order in longitudinal studies combining binary and continuous dependent variables

    Kling, G., Harvey, C., Maclean, M.
    Organizational Research Methods, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 770-799
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Elite business networks and the field of power: A matter of class?

    Maclean, M., Harvey, C., Kling, G.
    Theory, Culture and Society, vol. 34, no. 5-6, pp. 127-151
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Business elites and the field of power in France

    Maclean, M., Harvey, C., Kling, G.
    Research in the Sociology of Organizations, vol. 43, pp. 189-219
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Testing the fire-sale FDI hypothesis for the European financial crisis

    Weitzel, U., Kling, G., Gerritsen, D.
    Journal of International Money and Finance, vol. 49, no. Part B, pp. 211-234
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • The global financial crisis and the European single market: The end of integration?

    Choudhry, T., Kling, G., Jayasekera, R.
    Journal of International Money and Finance, vol. 49, no. Part B, pp. 191-196
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  • Pathways to Power: Class, Hyper-Agency and the French Corporate Elite

    Maclean, M., Harvey, C., Kling, G.
    Organization Studies, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 825-855
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  • Cash holding, trade credit and access to short-term bank finance

    Kling, G., Paul, S., Gonis, E.
    International Review of Financial Analysis, vol. 32, pp. 123-131
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  • The Effects of Cross-border and Cross-industry Mergers and Acquisitions on Home-region and Global Multinational Enterprises

    Kling, G., Ghobadian, A., Hitt, M. A., Weitzel, U., O'Regan, N.
    British Journal of Management, vol. 25, no. S1, pp. S116-S132
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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  • Strategic positioning and grand strategies for high-technology SMEs

    O'Regan, N., Kling, G., Ghobadian, A., Perren, L.
    Strategic Change, vol. 21, no. 5-6, pp. 199-215
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  • The impact of corporate governance and external audit on compliance to mandatory disclosure requirements in China

    Gao, L., Kling, G.
    Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 17-31
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  • The internationalization of Chinese companies: firm characteristics, industry effects and corporate governance

    Kling, G., Weitzel, U.
    Research in International Business and Finance, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 357-372
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  • FDI of German companies during globalization and deglobalization

    Kling, G., Baten, J., Labuske, K.
    Open Economies Review, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 247-270
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  • Technology outsourcing in manufacturing small-and medium-sized firms: another competitive resource?

    O'Regan, N., Kling, G.
    R&D Management, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 92-105
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  • Endogenous mergers: bidder momentum and market reaction

    Kling, G., Weitzel, U.
    Applied Financial Economics, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 243-254
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  • Organic growth and shareholder value: A case study of the insurance industry

    Kling, G., Ghobadian, A., O'Regan, N.
    International Journal of Research in Marketing, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 276-283
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  • Equity transfers and market reactions: Evidence from Chinese stock markets

    Gao, L., Kling, G.
    Journal of Emerging Market Finance, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 293-308
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  • Corporate governance and tunneling: Empirical evidence from China

    Gao, L., Kling, G.
    Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 591-605
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  • Chinese institutional investors' sentiment

    Kling, G., Gao, L.
    Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 374-387
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  • Disclosure of mergers without regulatory restrictions: Insider trading in pre-1914 Germany

    Kling, G.
    Economics Bulletin, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 1-7
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  • Predictability of future economic growth and the credibility of monetary regimes in Germany, 1870–2003

    Baltzer, M., Kling, G.
    Applied Economics Letters, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 401-404
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