Nicolas HUCK
Finance, Audit, Accounting and Control
Permanent
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Biography
He got his PhD in economics and management with a specialization in market finance from ENS de Cachan (now ENS Paris Saclay) in 2005. Since that time, he had academic positions at University of Lorraine, Paris School of Business and ESSCA Management School. He joined ICN Business School and its department of Finance, Accounting, Audit and Control in september 2012 as Associate Professor.
At ICN, his teaching mainly deals with corporate finance in the Bachelor and the Master programs. He's also in charge of the specialization in Banking and Insurance of the Bachelor program (3rd year). His full record of teaching is quite broad: economics (micro/macro), mathematics, statistics, market and corporate finance, portfolio management, bond management.
His primary research field is market finance and portfolio management with a strong interest in algorithmic trading, decision aiding, applied econometrics and machine learning. Several articles have, for example, been published in the European Journal of Operational Research. Applied economics is also a significant part of its production. A wide range of topics is explored.
Degrees and Training
| Year | Title | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Master, Economy | ENS de Cachan | France |
Courses Taught
| Year | Title | Country | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jeu d'économie | France | ICN Business School |
| 2019 | Finance (complémentaire) | France | ICN Business School |
| 2018 | Financial risk management | France | Université de Lorraine |
| 2018 | Techniques Quantitatives | France | ICN Business School |
| 2016 | Risk and Valuation of the Company | France | ICN Business School |
| 2016 | Public Economics | France | IAE de Nancy |
| 2016 | Décisions Financières | France | ICN Business School |
| 2016 | Méthodologie de recherche | France | ICN Business School |
| 2013 | Preparation for amf-certified exam (e-learning, coordination) | France | ICN Business School |
| 2012 | Corporate Finance | France | ICN Business School |
| 2012 | Financial Modelling | France | ICN Business School |
| 2012 | Finance and Control Major (Debt Management) | France | ICN Business School |
| 2012 | Gestion financière | France | ICN Business School |
| 2011 | Markets and Enterprises (Microeconomics) | France | IAE de Nancy |
Research Interests
- Finance and Insurance
- Operations Research
- Econometrics
- Economie Financière
Publications
| Year | Type | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Journal article | DABIC, M., S. YADAV, N. HUCK, J. F. MALEY, T. KIESSLING, “Mitigating the impact of late internationalization of emerging market SMEs: A dynamic capability perspective”, Journal of Small Business Management, May 2025, vol. 63, no. 3, pp. 985-1021 |
| 2025 | Journal article | KIESSLING, T., M. DABIC, S. YADAV, N. HUCK, J. F. MALEY, “Supply Chain Disruptions and Need for Resilience: SMEs Direct/Indirect Exporting and Rapid Internationalization”, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, January 2025, vol. 72, pp. 115-133 |
| 2024 | Journal article | HUCK, N., O. MESLY, K. AFAWUBO, “‘Who understands the US housing market”, Applied Economics Letters, January 2024, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 128-131 |
| 2024 | Journal article | DABIC, M., N. HUCK, D. MEISSNER, S. ZAICHENKO, “Opening the Black Box: Measuring the Performance of Research Organization”, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, January 2024, vol. 71, pp. 10066 – 10090 |
| 2023 | Journal article | MESLY, O., H. MAVOORI, N. HUCK, “The Role of Financial Spinning, Learning, and Predation in Market Failure”, Journal of the Knowldege Economy, March 2023, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 517-543 |
| 2023 | Journal article | MESLY, O., N. HUCK, “Dark financial profile leading to debt traps – A theoretical framework”, International Journal of Consumer Studies, January 2023, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. p. 419-433 |
| 2023 | Journal article | MESLY, O., N. HUCK, “Financial Market Paradigm Shifts and Consumer Financial Spinning”, Journal of Economic Issues, December 2023, vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 1062-1078 |
| 2023 | Journal article | DABIC, M., N. STOJČIC, K. AFAWUBO, M. CHOUKI, N. HUCK, “Market orientation, restructuring, and collaboration: The impact of digital design on organisational competitiveness”, Creativity and Innovation Management, September 2023, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 425-441 |
| 2021 | Journal article | MESLY, O., D. SHANAFELT, N. HUCK, “Dysfunctional markets: A spray of prey perspective”, Journal of Economic Issues, October 2021, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 797-819 |
| 2021 | Journal article | HUCK, N., R. CHENAVAZ, S. DIMITROV, “Psychological Prices at Retail Gasoline Stations: The Policies of 0-, 5-, and 9-Ending Prices”, Applied Economics, July 2021, vol. 53, no. 21, pp. 5584-5598 |
| 2020 | Journal article | HUCK, N., H. MAVOORI, O. MESLY, “The rationality of irrationality in times of financial crises”, Economic Modelling, July 2020, vol. 89, pp. 337-350 |
| 2020 | Journal article | MESLY, O., D. SHANAFELT, N. HUCK, F.-E. RACICOT, “From wheel of fortune to wheel of misfortune: Financial crises, cycles, and consumer predation”, Journal of Consumer Affairs, December 2020, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 1195 – 1212 |
| 2019 | Journal article | HUCK, N., “Large data sets and machine learning: applications to statistical arbitrage”, European Journal of Operational Research, October 2019, vol. 278, no. 1, pp. 330-342 |
| 2019 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | MESLY, O., N.HUCK, F.-E.RACICOT, “The rationality of irrationality during the GFC in the U.S.” Academy of Behavioral Finance & Economics. 2019, New-York, United States of America |
| 2019 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | MESLY, O., N.HUCK, F.-E.RACICOT, “Consumers’ greed and inefficiency paradigm during the U.S. 2008-2009 subprime mortgages crisis: The view of economists” 10th International Research Meeting in Business and Management. 2019, Nice, France |
| 2017 | Journal article | KRAUSS, C., A.DO, N.HUCK, “Deep neural networks, gradient-boosted trees, random forests: Statistical arbitrage on the S&P 500”, European Journal of Operational Research, June 2017, vol. 259, no. 2, pp. 689–702 |
| 2015 | Journal article | HUCK, N., K.AFAWUBO, “Pairs trading and selection methods: Is cointegration superior?”, Applied Economics, November 2015, vol. 47, no. 6, pp. pp. 599-613 |
| 2015 | Journal article | HUCK, N., “Pairs trading: does volatility timing matter?”, Applied Economics, July 2015, vol. 47, no. 57, pp. 6239-6256 |
| 2013 | Journal article | HUCK, N., “The high sensitivity of pairs trading returns”, Applied Economics Letters, July 2013, vol. 20, no. 14, pp. 1301 – 1304 |
| 2013 | Instructional software | HUCK, N., J.KOEHL, A.SAMOLIOTOVA, S.THIERY-DUBUISSON – “Plateforme de formation pour la certification par l’AMF d’un examen relatif aux connaissances des acteurs de marché” – 2013, ELUCIDAT, Paris, France |
| 2010 | Journal article | HUCK, N., “Pairs trading and outranking: the multi-step ahead forecasting case”, European Journal of Operational Research, 2010, vol. 207, no. 3, pp. 1702-1716 |
| 2009 | Journal article | HUCK, N., “Pairs selection and outranking: an application to the S&P100 Index”, European Journal of Operational Research, 2009, vol. 196, no. 2, pp. 819-825 |
| 2005 | Journal article | GUÉGAN, D., N.HUCK, “On the use of nearest neighbors in finance”, Finance, 2005, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 67-86 |