Julien Hugonnier

Nationality: French

EPFL CDM SFI SFI-JH
EXTRA 212 (Extranef UNIL)
Quartier UNIL-Dorigny
1015 Lausanne

Expertise

Asset pricing theory, incomplete markets and financial frictions, general equilibrium theory, decision making under uncertainty

Awards

2011); Bourse de recherche de la Fondation Banque de France (2014); CEPR Research fellow

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EFA 2024 Best Conference Paper Prize

European Finance Association

2024

Meritorious Service Award, Operations Research Editorial Board

2010

Perpetual Futures Pricing

D. AckererJ. HugonnierU. Jermann

Mathematical Finance. 2025. DOI : 10.1111/mafi.70018.

Asset Pricing with Costly Short Sales

J. HugonnierR. Prieto

Management Science. 2025. DOI : 10.1287/mnsc.2023.01887.

Heterogeneity in decentralized asset markets

J. HugonnierB. LesterP.-O. Weill

Theoretical Economics. 2022. DOI : 10.3982/TE4796.

Online appendix to: Debt dynamics with fixed issuance costs

J. Hugonnier

Journal of Financial Economics. 2022. DOI : 10.1016/j.jfineco.2022.07.006.

Essays in Empirical Asset Pricing

A. A. Marchal / P. Collin DufresneJ. Hugonnier (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8498.

Essays in Monetary Policy and Asset Pricing

B. V. S. Cornet / J. HugonnierP. Collin Dufresne (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8499.

Optimal fund menus

J. CvitanicJ. Hugonnier

Mathematical Finance. 2022. DOI : 10.1111/mafi.12341.

Valuing Life as an Asset, as a Statistic and at Gunpoint

J. HugonnierF. PelgrinP. St-Amour

The Economic Journal. 2022. DOI : 10.1093/ej/ueab072.

Asset Pricing and Monetary Policy

N. Gauderon / J. Hugonnier (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8210.

Risk Premia and Levy Jumps: Theory and Evidence*

H. FallahgoulJ. HugonnierL. Mancini

Journal Of Financial Econometrics. 2021. DOI : 10.1093/jjfinec/nbab020.

Frictional Intermediation in Over-the-Counter Markets

J. HugonnierB. LesterP.-O. Weill

Review Of Economic Studies. 2020. DOI : 10.1093/restud/rdz037.

Closing down the shop: Optimal health and wealth dynamics near the end of life

J. HugonnierF. PelgrinP. St-Amour

Health Economics. 2020. DOI : 10.1002/hec.3960.

Essays in Corporate Finance

T. A. Geelen / J. HugonnierE. Morellec (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8696.

Bank capital, liquid reserves, and insolvency risk

J. HugonnierE. Morellec

Journal of Financial Economics. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.jfineco.2017.05.006.

Capital supply uncertainty, cash holdings, and investment

J. HugonnierS. MalamudE. Morellec

Review of Financial Studies. 2015. DOI : 10.1093/rfs/hhu081.

Asset pricing with arbitrage activity

J. HugonnierR. Prieto

Journal of Financial Economics. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.jfineco.2014.10.001.

Credit market frictions and capital structure dynamics

J. HugonnierS. MalamudE. Morellec

Journal of Economic Theory. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.jet.2014.09.021.

Event risk, contingent claims and the temporal resolution of uncertainty

P. Collin-DufresneJ. Hugonnier

Mathematics and Financial Economics. 2014. DOI : 10.1007/s11579-013-0107-8.

Essays in Equilibrium Asset Pricing

J. Cujean / J. Hugonnier (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-5778.

Health and (Other) Asset Holdings

J. HugonnierF. PelgrinP. St-Amour

Review of Economic Studies. 2013. DOI : 10.1093/restud/rds033.

Essays on asset pricing with preference heterogeneity

G. A. Curatola / J. Hugonnier (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-5876.

Essays in Information-Based Asset Pricing

M. Hasler / J. Hugonnier (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-5777.

Rational asset pricing bubbles and portfolio constraints

J. Hugonnier

Journal Of Economic Theory. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.jet.2012.05.003.

Incomplete information, idiosyncratic volatility and stock returns

T. BerradaJ. Hugonnier

Journal of Banking & Finance. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2012.09.004.

Endogenous Completeness of Diffusion Driven Equilibrium Markets

J. HugonnierS. MalamudE. Trubowitz

Econometrica. 2012. DOI : 10.3982/ECTA8783.

Mutual fund portfolio choice in the presence of dynamic flows

J. HugonnierR. Kaniel

Mathematical Finance. 2010. DOI : 10.1111/j.1467-9965.2010.00395.x.

Essays on Equilibrium Asset Pricing

R. J. Prieto Katunaric / J. Hugonnier (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-4760.

Mutual fund competition in the presence of dynamic flows

M. BretonJ. HugonnierT. Masmoudi

2010. Workshop on Dynamic Games in Management Science, Montreal, CANADA, May 02-03, 2008. p. 1176 - 1185. DOI : 10.1016/j.automatica.2010.04.006.

Endogenous Completeness of Diffusion Driven Equilibrium Markets

S. MalamudJ. HugonnierE. Trubowitz

2009

Pricing and hedging in the presence of extraneous risks

P. Collin-DufresneJ. Hugonnier

Stochastic Processes and Applications. 2007.

Heterogenous preferences and equilibrium trading volume

T. T. BerradaJ. HugonnierM. Rindisbacher

Journal of Financial Economics. 2007. DOI : 10.1016/j.jfineco.2006.02.001.

Corporate control and real investment in incomplete markets

J. HugonnierE. Morellec

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 2007. DOI : 10.1016/j.jedc.2006.09.001.

On the utility based pricing of contingent claims in incomplete markets

J. HugonnierD. KramkovW. Schachermayer

Mathematical Finance. 2005. DOI : 10.1111/j.0960-1627.2005.00217.x.

Optimal investment with random endowments in incomplete markets

J. HugonnierD. Kramkov

Annals of Applied Probability. 2004. DOI : 10.1214/105051604000000134.

The Feynman–Ka`c formula and pricing occupation time derivatives

J. Hugonnier

International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance. 1999. DOI : 10.1142/S021902499900011X.

Infoscience

Perpetual Futures Pricing

D. AckererJ. HugonnierU. Jermann

Mathematical Finance. 2025. DOI : 10.1111/mafi.70018.

Asset Pricing with Costly Short Sales

J. HugonnierR. Prieto

Management Science. 2025. DOI : 10.1287/mnsc.2023.01887.

Heterogeneity in decentralized asset markets

J. HugonnierB. LesterP.-O. Weill

Theoretical Economics. 2022. DOI : 10.3982/TE4796.

Online appendix to: Debt dynamics with fixed issuance costs

J. Hugonnier

Journal of Financial Economics. 2022. DOI : 10.1016/j.jfineco.2022.07.006.

Essays in Empirical Asset Pricing

A. A. Marchal / P. Collin DufresneJ. Hugonnier (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8498.

Essays in Monetary Policy and Asset Pricing

B. V. S. Cornet / J. HugonnierP. Collin Dufresne (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8499.

Optimal fund menus

J. CvitanicJ. Hugonnier

Mathematical Finance. 2022. DOI : 10.1111/mafi.12341.

Valuing Life as an Asset, as a Statistic and at Gunpoint

J. HugonnierF. PelgrinP. St-Amour

The Economic Journal. 2022. DOI : 10.1093/ej/ueab072.

Asset Pricing and Monetary Policy

N. Gauderon / J. Hugonnier (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8210.

Risk Premia and Levy Jumps: Theory and Evidence*

H. FallahgoulJ. HugonnierL. Mancini

Journal Of Financial Econometrics. 2021. DOI : 10.1093/jjfinec/nbab020.

Frictional Intermediation in Over-the-Counter Markets

J. HugonnierB. LesterP.-O. Weill

Review Of Economic Studies. 2020. DOI : 10.1093/restud/rdz037.

Closing down the shop: Optimal health and wealth dynamics near the end of life

J. HugonnierF. PelgrinP. St-Amour

Health Economics. 2020. DOI : 10.1002/hec.3960.

Essays in Corporate Finance

T. A. Geelen / J. HugonnierE. Morellec (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8696.

Bank capital, liquid reserves, and insolvency risk

J. HugonnierE. Morellec

Journal of Financial Economics. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.jfineco.2017.05.006.

Capital supply uncertainty, cash holdings, and investment

J. HugonnierS. MalamudE. Morellec

Review of Financial Studies. 2015. DOI : 10.1093/rfs/hhu081.

Asset pricing with arbitrage activity

J. HugonnierR. Prieto

Journal of Financial Economics. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.jfineco.2014.10.001.

Credit market frictions and capital structure dynamics

J. HugonnierS. MalamudE. Morellec

Journal of Economic Theory. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.jet.2014.09.021.

Event risk, contingent claims and the temporal resolution of uncertainty

P. Collin-DufresneJ. Hugonnier

Mathematics and Financial Economics. 2014. DOI : 10.1007/s11579-013-0107-8.

Essays in Equilibrium Asset Pricing

J. Cujean / J. Hugonnier (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-5778.

Health and (Other) Asset Holdings

J. HugonnierF. PelgrinP. St-Amour

Review of Economic Studies. 2013. DOI : 10.1093/restud/rds033.

Essays on asset pricing with preference heterogeneity

G. A. Curatola / J. Hugonnier (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-5876.

Essays in Information-Based Asset Pricing

M. Hasler / J. Hugonnier (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-5777.

Rational asset pricing bubbles and portfolio constraints

J. Hugonnier

Journal Of Economic Theory. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.jet.2012.05.003.

Incomplete information, idiosyncratic volatility and stock returns

T. BerradaJ. Hugonnier

Journal of Banking & Finance. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2012.09.004.

Endogenous Completeness of Diffusion Driven Equilibrium Markets

J. HugonnierS. MalamudE. Trubowitz

Econometrica. 2012. DOI : 10.3982/ECTA8783.

Mutual fund portfolio choice in the presence of dynamic flows

J. HugonnierR. Kaniel

Mathematical Finance. 2010. DOI : 10.1111/j.1467-9965.2010.00395.x.

Essays on Equilibrium Asset Pricing

R. J. Prieto Katunaric / J. Hugonnier (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-4760.

Mutual fund competition in the presence of dynamic flows

M. BretonJ. HugonnierT. Masmoudi

2010. Workshop on Dynamic Games in Management Science, Montreal, CANADA, May 02-03, 2008. p. 1176 - 1185. DOI : 10.1016/j.automatica.2010.04.006.

Endogenous Completeness of Diffusion Driven Equilibrium Markets

S. MalamudJ. HugonnierE. Trubowitz

2009

Pricing and hedging in the presence of extraneous risks

P. Collin-DufresneJ. Hugonnier

Stochastic Processes and Applications. 2007.

Heterogenous preferences and equilibrium trading volume

T. T. BerradaJ. HugonnierM. Rindisbacher

Journal of Financial Economics. 2007. DOI : 10.1016/j.jfineco.2006.02.001.

Corporate control and real investment in incomplete markets

J. HugonnierE. Morellec

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 2007. DOI : 10.1016/j.jedc.2006.09.001.

On the utility based pricing of contingent claims in incomplete markets

J. HugonnierD. KramkovW. Schachermayer

Mathematical Finance. 2005. DOI : 10.1111/j.0960-1627.2005.00217.x.

Optimal investment with random endowments in incomplete markets

J. HugonnierD. Kramkov

Annals of Applied Probability. 2004. DOI : 10.1214/105051604000000134.

The Feynman–Ka`c formula and pricing occupation time derivatives

J. Hugonnier

International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance. 1999. DOI : 10.1142/S021902499900011X.

Teaching & PhD

PhD Students

Luca Pagliuca, Darius Nik Nejad

Past EPFL PhD Students

Rodolfo Javier Prieto Katunaric, Michael Hasler, Giuliano Antonio Curatola, Julien Cujean, Thomas Antonius Geelen, Nicolas Gauderon, Benoit Vincent Sylvain Cornet

Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector

Rémy Praz, Cagil Kocyigit, Alexis Marchal

Courses

Derivatives

FIN-404

This course provides a detailed presentation of the standard models for the valuation and hedging of derivatives products such as European options, American options, forward contracts, futures contract and exotic options.

Dynamic Asset Pricing

FIN-615

This course provides an advanced introduction to the methods and results of continuous time asset pricing

Foundations in financial economics

MGT-301

The aim of this course is to expose EPFL bachelor students to some of the main areas in financial economics. The course will be organized around six themes. Students will obtain both practical insights through real-world examples and understand how one can model the main economic trade-offs.