Publications and communications of Wouter Torsin

Chen, X., Li, W., Torsin, W., & Tsang, A. (2024). Dividend policy under mandatory ESG reporting. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. doi:10.1016/j.intfin.2024.101986

Dutordoir, M., Schoubben, F., Struyfs, K., & Torsin, W. (2024). Environmental pressure and board gender diversity: Evidence from the European Union Emission Trading System. Business Strategy and the Environment. doi:10.1002/bse.3686

Compagnie, V., Struyfs Kristof, & Torsin, W. (October 2023). Tax avoidance as an unintended consequence of environmental regulation: Evidence from the EU ETS. Journal of Corporate Finance, 82. doi:10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2023.102463

Prunier, L., Lambert, M., & Torsin, W. (04 May 2023). Disagreement on Environmental, Social, and Governance reduces analysts forecasting ability [Paper presentation]. HEC Liège Research day - Poster session, Liège, Belgium.

Prunier, L., Lambert, M., & Torsin, W. (14 March 2023). Less is more: Impact of ESG ratings divergence on analysts’ forecasts [Paper presentation]. PhD Workshop in Sustainable Finance, Liège, Belgium.

Thewissen, J., Shrestha, P., Torsin, W., & Pastwa, A. M. (2022). Unpacking the black box of ICO white papers: A topic modeling approach. Journal of Corporate Finance, 102225. doi:10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2022.102225

Arslan-Ayaydin, Ö., Thewissen, J., & Torsin, W. (01 April 2022). Earnings management methods and CEO political affiliation. Comptabilité Contrôle Audit, 28 (2), 83-128. doi:10.3917/cca.282.0083

Chen, X., Torsin, W., & Tsang, A. (2022). International Differences in the CEO Gender Pay Gap. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 30 (5), 516-541. doi:10.1111/corg.12421

Chen, X., Torsin, W., & Zhang, D. (2022). The Anglo-Saxon premium in foreign CEO compensation. Finance Research Letters. doi:10.1016/j.frl.2021.102572

Henry, E., Thewissen, J., & Torsin, W. (2022). International Earnings Announcements: Tone, Forward-looking Statements, and Informativeness. European Accounting Review. doi:10.1080/09638180.2021.1963795

Thewissen, J., Thewissen, J., Torsin, W., & Arslan-Ayaydin, Ö. (2022). Linguistic errors and investment decisions: the case of ICO white papers. European Journal of Finance. doi:10.1080/1351847X.2022.2075780

Chen, X., & Torsin, W. (18 December 2021). The Employment Non-Discrimination Act and Board Gender Diversity [Paper presentation]. World Finance Banking Symposium.

Compagnie, V., Torsin, W., & Struyfs, K. (05 December 2021). Tax avoidance as an unintended consequence of environmental regulation: Evidence from the EU ETS [Paper presentation]. CEA(UK/Europe) Annual Conference 2021.

Chen, X., & Torsin, W. (30 October 2021). The Employment Non-Discrimination Act and Board Gender Diversity [Paper presentation]. 2021 Vietnam Symposium in Banking and Finance.

Torsin, W., Thewissen, J., Thewissen, J., & Arslan-Ayaydin, Ö. (13 July 2021). Spell It Right! Use of grammar in corporate disclosures [Paper presentation]. 7th International Young Finance Scholars Conference, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Arslan-Ayaydin, O., Shrestha, P., Thewissen, J., & Torsin, W. (March 2021). Institutions, regulations and initial coin offerings: An international perspective. International Review of Economics and Finance, 72, 102-120. doi:10.1016/j.iref.2020.10.014

Arslan-Ayaydin, O., Thewissen, J., & Torsin, W. (2021). Disclosure Tone Management and Labor Unions. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 48 (1-2), 102-147. doi:10.1111/jbfa.12483

Yan, B., Arslan-Ayaydin, O., Thewissen, J., & Torsin, W. (2021). Does managerial ability affect disclosure? Evidence from earnings press releases. Asian Review of Accounting, 29 (2), 192-226. doi:10.1108/ARA-03-2020-0036

Arslan-Ayaydin, O., Bishara, N., Thewissen, J., & Torsin, W. (November 2020). Managerial career concerns and the content of corporate disclosures: An analysis of the tone of earnings press releases. International Review of Financial Analysis, 72 (101598). doi:10.1016/j.irfa.2020.101598

Torsin, W. (2020). The value of words in financial disclosures : Tone and the corporate environment [Doctoral thesis, KULeuven]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/263047

Torsin, W., Arslan-Ayaydin, Ö., Thewissen, J., & Shrestha, P. (27 June 2019). The impact of formal and informal institutions on ICO success [Paper presentation]. IFABS 2019, Angers, France.

Torsin, W., Arslan-Ayaydin, Ö., & Thewissen, J. (12 April 2019). Financial reporting quality and CEO conservatism: evidence from political donations [Paper presentation]. University of Illinois at Chicago Brown Bag Seminars, Chicago, United States - Illinois.

Torsin, W., Thewissen, J., & Arslan-Ayaydin, Ö. (14 December 2018). Disclosure Tone Management and Labor Unions [Paper presentation]. World Finance Banking Symposium, Taichung, Taiwan.

Torsin, W., Thewissen, J., & Henry, E. (11 May 2018). An international comparison of financial disclosure tone [Paper presentation]. Stevens Institute of Technology Brown Bag Seminars, Hoboken, United States.

Arslan-Ayaydin, O., Thewissen, J., & Torsin, W. (2018). The Crowding-Out Effect of Green Energy Innovation. In A. Dorsman, V. Ediger, ... M. Karan, Energy Economy, Finance and Geostrategy. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-76867-0_5

Boudt, K., Thewissen, J., & Torsin, W. (2018). When does the Tone of Earnings Press Releases Matter? International Review of Financial Analysis. doi:10.1016/j.irfa.2018.02.002

Torsin, W., Thewissen, J., Arslan-Ayaydin, Ö., & Bishara, N. (03 July 2017). Tone management and managers’ career concerns [Paper presentation]. Discourse Approaches to Financial Communication - DAFC 2017, Lugano, Switzerland.

Torsin, W., Thewissen, J., Arslan-Ayaydin, Ö., & Bishara, N. (26 April 2017). Tone management and managers’ career concerns [Paper presentation]. Research Day in Accounting, Antwerp, Belgium.

Torsin, W., Thewissen, J., & Boudt, K. (26 April 2017). When does the tone of earnings press releases matter? [Paper presentation]. Research Day in Accounting, Antwerp, Belgium.

Torsin, W., Thewissen, J., Arslan-Ayaydin, Ö., & Bishara, N. (01 March 2017). Tone management and managers’ career concerns [Paper presentation]. 66th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Finance Association, Chicago, United States.

Torsin, W., Thewissen, J., & Boudt, K. (23 September 2016). When does the tone of earnings press releases matter? [Paper presentation]. 14th Corporate Finance Day, Antwerp, Belgium.