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Finance

RSM’s department of Finance is dynamic and international. "We are a meeting place for ambitious academics and dedicated educators in the field of corporate finance and investments," says Marno Verbeek, Department Chair. "As a group we collectively manage one of the School's largest master programmes, engage in top quality research, and organise high-quality specialised conferences."

The RSM Finance Group is dynamic and international. We do high quality research that is published in top-tier journals and has both academic and practical impact. We provide a demanding MSc programme in Finance and Investments to prepare future leaders in business and finance.

Marno Verbeek, Department Chair

Portrait of Marno Verbeek

A circle of experts

RSM Finance is part of the Erasmus Finance Group, which includes faculty from the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam. "We address a wide variety of areas – research into corporate finance, the predictability of stock returns, asset management, sustainable finance, credit risk, financial innovation, FinTech, entrepreneurial finance and corporate governance, among others," says Professor Verbeek. "Our research focuses on generating new insights that enable people and organisations to thrive. We co-operate with the industry and other stakeholders on topics such as sustainable finance, climate risk and financial regulation, and we share our latest research with each other during our weekly Brown Bag Seminars – it's inspiring to work as a community of finance!" 

Weekly seminars

"The Erasmus Finance Group has an outstanding weekly seminar series that can compete with those from the best business schools in the world," says Professor Verbeek. Such speakers as Jonathan Berk (Stanford), Maureen O’Hara (Cornell), Ulrike Malmendier (University of California Berkeley) and Antoinette Schoar (MIT), present each week to an audience that includes faculty and PhD researchers. 

Annual conferences 

The group also organises highly visible academic conferences each year, including the Professional Asset Management and Erasmus Liquidity series, which feature renowned international keynote speakers. "As a group, RSM Finance is proud of the quality of our research, our programmes, and the renowned finance scholars who like to visit, teach and learn with us," says Professor Verbeek.

PhD vacancy in Finance

The finance faculty at RSM is a vibrant and diverse group consisting of leading international researchers. Our faculty undertakes world-class research that is regularly published in leading academic journals.

We are looking for highly motivated candidates that have an interest in undertaking challenging and rigorous research. Candidates should have a strong interest in finance, but not necessarily an MSc or MPhil degree in finance since the PhD program involves a thorough curriculum of finance courses. 

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Publications
2025
2024
  • Rajamani, A., & Schlingemann, F. P. (2024). Local spillovers in M&A activity .
  • Lambert, T. (2024). The Rise of Crowdfunding. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190625979.013.1002
  • Heilmann, C., Szymanowska, M., & Vergara Fernandez, M. (2024). Financial Economics: What Kind of Science Is It? In J. Sandberg, & L. Warenski (Eds.), The Philosophy of Money and Finance (pp. 111-128). https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192898807.003.0007
  • de Arriba - Sellier, N., & van Caenegem, A. (Accepted/In press). Sustainability-related Materiality in the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). In M. Siri, K. Alexander, & M. Gargantini (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of European Sustainable Finance Cambridge University Press.
  • Degryse, H., & Wagner, W. (2024). Banking and macro risks. Journal of Financial Stability, 74, Article 101291. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2024.101291
  • Yan, D. (2024). Do Private Firms (Mis)Learn from the Stock Market? Review of Finance, 28(5), 1483-1511. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2647707, https://doi.org/10.1093/rof/rfae020
  • Xu, G. (2024). News Bias in Financial Journalists’ Social Networks. Journal of Accounting Research, 62(4), 1145-1182. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-679X.12560
  • van Dijk, M., Menkveld, A. J., Dreber, A., Holzmeister, F., Huber, J., Johannesson, M., Kirchler, M., Neususs, S., Razen, M., Wagner, W., Verwijmeren, P., Vogel, S., van der Wel, M., Mazzola, F., Yang, A., & Zhou, C. (2024). Non-Standard Errors*. Journal of Finance. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3961574
  • Schoenmaker, D., & Schramade, W. (2024). Shareholder primacy or stakeholder governance? Finance Research Letters, 69, Article 106244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2024.106244
  • Schoenmaker, D., & Schramade, W. (2024). Which discount rate for sustainability? Journal of Sustainable Finance and Accounting, 3, Article 100010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josfa.2024.100010
  • Roor, A., & Maas, K. (2024). Do impact investors live up to their promise? A systematic literature review on (im)proving investments' impacts. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(4), 3707-3732. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3644
  • Okat, D., Paaso, M., & Pursiainen, V. (Accepted/In press). Trust in Traditional Finance and Consumer Fintech Adoption. Review of Corporate Finance Studies. https://academic.oup.com/rcfs/advance-article/doi/10.1093/rcfs/cfae011/7654044
  • Luo, M., Manconi, A., & Schumacher, D. (2024). Returns to Scale from Labor Specialization: Evidence from Asset Management Mergers. Review of Corporate Finance Studies, 13(2), 384-427. Article cfad024. https://doi.org/10.1093/rcfs/cfad024
  • Larrain, B., Roosenboom, P., Sertsios, G., & Urzúa I., F. (2024). Ownership Concentration and Firm Value: New Evidence from Owner Stakes in IPOs. Management Science, 70(7), 4441-4464. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2021.01039
  • Lambert, T., Ralcheva, A., & Roosenboom, P. (2024). Democratizing entrepreneurship: New evidence from Kickstarter. Oxford Business Law Blog. https://blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/oblb/blog-post/2024/04/democratizing-entrepreneurship-new-evidence-kickstarter
  • Heesterbeek, C. J., Lenaerts, L., the Dutch NIPT Consortium, Tjan-Heijnen, V. C. G., Amant, F., van Rij, M. C., Theunis, M., de Die-Smulders, C. E. M., Vermeesch, J. R., & Macville, M. V. E. (2024). Comprehensive Recommendations for the Clinical Management of Pregnant Women With Noninvasive Prenatal Test Results Suspicious of a Maternal Malignancy. JCO Oncology Practice, 20(8), 1027-1034. https://doi.org/10.1200/OP.23.00594
  • Heesterbeek, C. J., Tjan-Heijnen, V. C. G., the Dutch NIPT Consortium, Heimovaara, J. H., Lenaerts, L., Lok, C., Vriens, I. J. H., Van Opstal, D., Boon, E. M. J., Sie, D., de Die-Smulders, C. E. M., Amant, F., & Macville, M. V. E. (2024). Prenatal cell-free DNA testing of women with pregnancy-associated cancer: a retrospective cross-sectional study. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 45, Article 101024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101024
  • Gianfrate, G., Rubin, M., Ruzzi, D., & van Dijk, M. (2024). On the resilience of ESG firms during the COVID-19 crisis: evidence across countries and asset classes. Journal of International Business Studies, 55(8), 1069-1084. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-024-00718-2
  • Fisar, M., Greiner, B., Huber, C., Katok, E., Ozkes, A. I., the Management Science Reproducibility Collaboration, Szymanowska, M., Bongaerts, D., Rose, J., Gonzalez Jimenez, V., & Lambert, T. (2024). Reproducibility in Management Science. Management Science, 70(3), 1343–1356. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.03556
  • Dottling, R. (2024). Bank Capital Regulation in a Zero Interest Environment. Journal of the European Economic Association. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvae048
  • Dottling, R., & Kim, S. (2024). Sustainability Preferences Under Stress: Evidence from COVID-19. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 59(2), 435-473. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022109022001296
  • de Arriba - Sellier, N. (Accepted/In press). Confronter la Tempête à Venir: La Supervision des Risques Climatiques et Environnementaux par la BCE. Revue des Affaires Européennes – Law & European Affairs, 2023(3), 869-884.
  • de Adelhart Toorop, R., Schoenmaker, D., & Schramade, W. (2024). Decision Rules for Corporate Investment †. International Journal of Financial Studies, 12(1), Article 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijfs12010024
  • Bongaerts, D., & Schoenmaker, D. (2024). Liquidity and clientele effects in green debt markets. Journal of Corporate Finance, 86, Article 102582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2024.102582
  • Bongaerts, D., & Schlingemann, F. P. (2024). The real effects of ratings actions: Evidence from corporate asset sales. Management Science, 70(3), 1505–1528. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2866484, https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.4754
  • Becker, B., Campello, M., Thell, V., & Yan, D. (2024). Credit Risk, Debt Overhang, and the Life Cycle of Callable Bonds. Review of Finance, 28(3), 945-985. https://doi.org/10.1093/rof/rfae001
  • Bartels, J., & Schramade, W. (2024). Investing in human rights: overcoming the human rights data problem. Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment, 14(1), 199-219. https://doi.org/10.1080/20430795.2022.2053943
  • Ahmad, M. F., Aktas, N., Cumming, D., & Xu, G. (2024). Board reforms and M&A performance: international evidence. Journal of International Business Studies, 55(5), 616-637. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-023-00674-3
  • Ahmad, M. F., Lambert, T., Martín-Flores, J. M., & Romec, A. (2024). Does democracy shape international merger activity? Journal of International Economics, 152, Article 103995. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2024.103995
2023
Research

Research of the Department of Finance deals with two main focal areas:

  • Corporate Finance which studies investments and financing decisions within the firm. 
  • Investments which concentrates on the mechanics of financial markets and investments in stocks, bonds, and derivatives, among other vehicles.

Centres, Projects, and Experts

High-profile and relevant research is constantly being developed by Finance Department faculty members who connect to ERIM through its F&A research programme. These scholars share their knowledge through a variety of initiatives, including Centres of Expertise. Support for their research may come from companies, the European Government, grants or other forms of sponsorship. 

Some notable Centres of Expertise associated with the Finance Department:

The purpose of this platform is to develop new insights through research and education in close collaboration with leading sustainable finance players in the industry and academia. The platform brings together academic faculty research, PhD, Master and Bachelor students, MBAs and executive education, NGOs and professionals in the financial industry.

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Read the archive of our departmental news spanning from the year 2008 all the way through 2024.

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Faculty

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Faculty overview
Education

The Department of Finance contributes to the curriculum of both the Bachelor of Science in International Business Administration programme and the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (in Dutch “Bedrijfskunde”) programmes. The department provides courses in corporate finance and investments. 

In the third year of the BSc programmes, the department contributes to the Performance Analysts track and the Financial Strategists track, with courses on Portfolio Management, Non-Financial Performance, Financial Strategy, and Risk and Assurance.  

In addition to these courses, we also offer minors and electives on Corporate Finance, Alternative Investments, Sustainable Finance, Household Finance, Banking and Financial Intermediation.  

The MSc in Finance and Investments concentrates on a wide variety of questions facing financial specialists. The programme focuses on financial decision-making from a management perspective. You will acquire state-of-the-art knowledge and hands-on experience in one of the most dynamic business areas. 

The MSc in Finance and Investments offers you a wide variety of topics in the field of finance and investments. Typical challenges relate to financial decisions that companies and investors have to make. 

Talented young researchers get the opportunity to do pioneering and innovative PhD research at ERIM, a top research institute in Europe. In its PhD programme in Management, ERIM offers PhD candidates personal supervision by internationally acclaimed management researchers and excellent research facilities, including a state-of-the-art behavioural lab and advanced survey technology. In addition, a special support programme pays for research expenses like conference visits, international research visits, and data collection. All ERIM’s PhD students are paid a competitive salary and receive career development support. 

Research events

Each year, we host several international conferences with speakers and discussants from a wide variety of schools and locations. 

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PhD Placement

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PhD Placement
Departmental news

April 2024

  • The paper `Circuit Breakers and Market Runs' by Dion Bogaerts (co-authored by Sarah Draus and Mark van Achter) has been accepted for publication in the Review of Finance. 

December 2023

  • The paper ‘Reproducibility in Management Science’ by Thomas Lambert, Marta Szymanowska, and Dion Bogaerts (co-authored by 700+) has been published in Management Science.
  • Arjen Mulder has won the RSM Teaching Innovation Award.

November 2023

  • Guosong Xu's paper "Board reforms and M&A performance: International evidence" (co-authored by Nihat Aktas, Douglas Cumming and, Ahmad Farooq) has been accepted for publication in the Journal of International Business Studies. 

June 2023

  • Arjen Mulder has won the Best Professor of the Year Award for his Finance course in the first year of the Bachelor in International Business Administration.
  • Florian Madertoner has won the Best Professor of the Year Award for his Corporate Finance course in the second year of the Bachelor in International Business Administration.
  • The paper ‘Ownership Concentration and Firm Value: New Evidence from Owner Stakes in IPOs’ by Peter Roosenboom (co-authored by Borja Larrain, Giorgo Sertsios, and Francisco Urzua Infante) has been accepted for publication in Management Science. 
  • Francesco Mazzola has won the Best Paper Award in Memory of Radha Gopalan at the Finest 2023 Spring Workshop for his paper ‘Sharing SME Cash Flow Data’.
  • Francesco Mazzola has won the 10th SUERF/UniCredit Foundation Prize for his paper ‘Electronic Foreclosures’.
  • The paper ‘Non-Standard Errors’ co-authored by Wolf Wagner, Mathijs van Dijk, and Francesco Mazzola has been accepted in The Journal of Finance. 
  • Mancy Luo's paper ‘Political Ideology and International Capital Allocation’ (co-authored with Elisabeth Kempf, Larissa Schaefer, and Margarita Tsoutsoura) has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Financial Economics.
  • Dion Bogaerts was appointed Full Professor in Financial Technology and Data Analytics. His research and teaching interests lie in the behavior of credit rating agencies, the pricing of credit risky instruments, the origins and effects of market illiquidity, and FinTech (with a focus on Blockchain and AI). Dion holds a Ph.D. degree in Finance from the University of Amsterdam.
  • Dong Yan starts as an Associate Professor at RSM's Finance Department. Dong has a Ph.D. in Finance from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Her research and teaching interests include corporate investment, the real effects of financial markets, private firms, internal capital markets, and M&A.
  • Andreas Brøgger starts as an Assistant Professor at RSM's Finance Department. Andreas has a Ph.D. in Finance from Copenhagen Business School. His research and teaching interests are in Asset Pricing, Asset Management, and Sustainable Finance.
  • Ran Guo starts as a Lecturer at RSM's Finance Department. 
  • Reinier de Adelhart Toorop starts as a Part-Time Lecturer at RSM's Finance Department. Reinier holds a Ph.D. in Theoretical Particle Physics from Leiden University. His teaching interests are in Sustainable Finance.  
  • Nathan de Arriba Sellier joins RSM's Finance Department, partly as director of the Platform on Sustainable Value Creation and partly as a researcher within the department. He is working to bolster the research center, advance its research agenda, and maximize the impact of the novel methods and ideas that support the transition to a sustainable economic and financial system. Nathan holds a Ph.D. in law from Leiden University & Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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Department of Finance is located in Mandeville (T) building on Woudestein campus, Erasmus University Rotterdam. You can find the campus map here.

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Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam
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3000 DR Rotterdam
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