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Conferences

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

Campus Woudestein

Seminars

Our weekly seminar series, organized jointly with the Erasmus School of Economics, features distinguished speakers from top international schools. In addition there is a brown bag seminar series, with mostly internal speakers and an econometrics seminar, covering financial econometrics. Coordinators of the Erasmus Finance Seminar are Mikael Paaso and Guosong Xu.

Finance Conference

PhD Defences

The RSM Finance Department delivers about three to five PhD graduates per year. Formal defenses are public events, held in the Promotiezaal of Erasmus University. At the ceremony the candidate gives a brief presentation of the PhD thesis, followed by Q&A of the committee.

Finance PhD defences

Conferences

Liquidity Conference

13 – 14 June, 2024
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

OVERVIEW  
For the tenth time, the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) and the Econometric Institute at Erasmus University jointly organize a conference with the objective of promoting research on market liquidity and bringing together leading academics in the field. The conference will host a limited number of paper presentations with designated discussants and ample opportunity for discussion and interaction.

TOPICS
Topics relevant to the conference include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • role of liquidity in financial crises

  • market liquidity and funding liquidity

  • the real effects of market liquidity

  • flight to liquidity

  • liquidity in international equity, credit, crypto, and derivative markets

  • liquidity spill-overs

  • dynamics of liquidity

  • liquidity and asset pricing

  • liquidity and market efficiency

  • market microstructure 

  • high-frequency trading 

  • alternative trading venues

  • clearing and CCPs 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Christine Parlour (Berkeley)

PROGRAMME AND REGISTRATION
The conference will take place at the De Harmonie and will start Thursday at 9 am, and conclude Friday at 2 pm.

The final programme including the papers for the Tenth Erasmus Liquidity Conference can be downloaded

The registration deadline for the Tenth Erasmus Liquidity Conference has been closed. For more information, you can send an e-mail to liquidity@rsm.nl.  

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 
Dion Bongaerts (Conference Chair)
Mathijs van Dijk
Elvira Sojli
Wing Wah Tham 
Michel van der Wel

SPONSORS
RSM Erasmus University
Erasmus Economics Institute 
Tinbergen Institute 
ERIM

NINTH ERASMUS LIQUIDITY CONFERENCE

May 14 - 15, 2019
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Darrell Duffie (Stanford GSB)
 

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Dion Bongaerts (Conference Chair)
Mathijs van Dijk
Elvira Sojli
Wing-Wah Tham
Michel van der Wel

OVERVIEW

For the ninth time, the Econometric Institute and the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) at Erasmus University jointly organize a conference with the objective of promoting research on market liquidity, and bringing together leading academics in the field. The conference will host a limited number of paper presentations with designated discussants and ample opportunity for discussion and interaction. There is a limited budget to cover accommodation expenses and/or travel costs for speakers and discussants. 

TOPICS

We solicit submission of theoretical and empirical papers on all aspects of market liquidity. Topics relevant to the conference include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • role of liquidity in financial crises

  • market liquidity and funding liquidity

  • the real effects of market liquidity

  • flight to liquidity

  • liquidity in international equity, credit, and derivative markets

  • liquidity spill-overs

  • dynamics of liquidity

  • liquidity and asset pricing

  • liquidity and market efficiency

  • market microstructure 

  • high-frequency trading 

  • alternative trading venues

  • clearing and CCPs

PROGRAMME

The final programme for the Ninth Erasmus Liquidity Conference can be downloaded here.

REGISTRATION

The registration deadline for the Ninth Erasmus Liquidity Conference has been closed. For more information you can send an e-mail to liquidity@rsm.nl

 

EIGHTH ERASMUS LIQUIDITY CONFERENCE

July 6 - 7, 2017
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Joel Hasbrouck (NYU Stern)
Albert J. Menkveld (VU Amsterdam)

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Dion Bongaerts (Conference Chair)
Sarah Draus
Elvira Sojli
Wing Wah Tham
Michel van der Wel

OVERVIEW

For the eighth time, the Econometric Institute and the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) at Erasmus University jointly organize a conference with the objective of promoting research on market liquidity, and bringing together leading academics in the field. The conference will host a limited number of paper presentations with designated discussants and ample opportunity for discussion and interaction. There is a limited budget to cover accommodation expenses and/or travel costs for speakers and discussants.

TOPICS

We solicit submission of theoretical and empirical papers on all aspects of market liquidity. Topics relevant to the conference include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • role of liquidity in financial crises
  • market liquidity and funding liquidity
  • the real effects of market liquidity
  • flight to liquidity
  • liquidity in international equity, credit, and derivative markets
  • liquidity spill-overs
  • dynamics of liquidity
  • liquidity and asset pricing
  • liquidity and market efficiency
  • market micro-structure
  • high-frequency trading
  • alternative trading venues
  • clearing and CCPs

PROGRAMME

The final programme including the conference papers for the Eighth Erasmus Liquidity Conference can be downloaded.

REGISTRATION

The registration deadline for the Eighth Erasmus Liquidity Conference has been closed. For more information you can send an e-mail to liquidity@rsm.nl

SPONSORS

SEVENTH ERASMUS LIQUIDITY CONFERENCE

June 24-25, 2015

Erasmus University
Rotterdam, the Netherlands

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Thierry Foucault (HEC Paris)
Lasse Heje Pedersen (NYU Stern and Copenhagen Business School)

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Dion Bongaerts
Elvira Sojli
Dick van Dijk
Mathijs van Dijk

OVERVIEW

For the seventh time, the Econometric Institute and Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) jointly organize a conference with the objective of promoting research on market liquidity, and bringing together leading academics in the field. The conference will host a limited number of paper presentations with designated discussants and ample opportunity for discussion and interaction. We will cover accommodation expenses and a limited budget is available to cover travel costs for speakers and discussants for the main conference. All current doctoral students are also invited to submit papers and limited funds will be available to cover their travel expenses.

TOPICS

We solicit submission of theoretical and empirical papers on all aspects of market liquidity. Topics relevant to the conference include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • role of liquidity in financial crises
  • market liquidity and funding liquidity
  • the real effects of market liquidity
  • flight to liquidity
  • liquidity in international equity, credit, and derivative markets
  • liquidity spill-overs
  • dynamics of liquidity
  • liquidity and asset pricing
  • liquidity and market efficiency
  • market microstructure
  • high-frequency trading
  • alternative trading venues

PROGRAMME

The final programme including the conference papers for the Seventh Erasmus Liquidity Conference can be downloaded here

REGISTRATION

The registration deadline for the Seventh Erasmus Liquidity Conference has been closed. For more information you can send an e-mail to liquidity@rsm.nl

SPONSORS

Sixth Erasmus Liquidity conference
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Organisers

Dion Bongaerts
Mark Van Achter
Dick van Dijk
Mathijs van Dijk

Venue

Erasmus University, Woudestein Campus, C and A - Building (Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam)

August 26th & 27th , 2013

For the sixth year in succession, the Econometric Institute, Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), and the Erasmus Financial Markets Centre (EFMC) at Erasmus University jointly organize a two-day conference with the principal objective of presenting and discussing recent advances in academic research on market liquidity. 

Novel in this year's edition of the conference is the Panel Discussion on High-Frequency Trading (featuring regulators, academics, and market operators / participants) to discuss the impact of high-frequency trading on market liquidity/stability.

Programme

The final programme for the Sixth Erasmus Liquidity Conference including the papers can be downloaded here. Keynote speakers are Professor Viral Acharya, New York University and Professor Albert 'Pete' Kyle, University of Maryland. 

Registration

To register for this conference, please fill out the registration form which can be downloaded here and send it by e-mail to liquidity@rsm.nl. The registration fee is EUR 300 for the entire conference and EUR 250 for the HFT regulation event only, and includes lunch, coffee/tea, and refreshments for participants of the whole conference and drinks for the participants of the regulatory event. For CFA charter holders fees are reduced by EUR 50 (please indicate this on the registration form). For academics, the registration is free. The number of seats for this conference is limited to 86 for the main conference and 136 for the HFT regulation event. Registrations are handled on a first-come first-serve basis and the registration fee can only be paid by credit card. Please do not hesitate to contact us at liquidity@rsm.nl should you prefer to pay by bank transfer instead of using a credit card.

The final deadline for registration is Friday August 16, 2013.

Sponsors of the Sixth Erasmus Liquidity Conference are

Rotterdam School of Management / Econometric Institute
Erasmus University

Organizers

Dion Bongaerts
Dick van Dijk 
Mathijs A. van Dijk (chair)
Marno Verbeek

Venue

Erasmus University, Woudestein Campus, T-building (Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam)

July 5th & 6th, 2012

In cooperation with NASDAQ OMX and CFA Netherlands, Rotterdam School of Management and the Econometric Institute at Erasmus University jointly organize a two-day conference with the principal objective of presenting and discussing recent advances in academic research on market liquidity. The conference will bring together leading academics in the field and will host a limited number of paper presentations with designated discussants and ample opportunity for discussion and interaction. We gratefully acknowledge financial support from NASDAQ OMX, the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), and the Tinbergen Institute.

Programme

The final programme for the Fifth Erasmus Liquidity Conference including the papers can be downloaded here. Confirmed key note speakers are Professor Terrence Hendershott, University of California at Berkeley and Professor Marco Pagano, University of Naples Federico II.

Registration

To register for this conference, please fill out the registration form which can be downloaded here and send it by e-mail to liquidity@rsm.nl. The registration fee is EUR 250 and includes lunch, coffee/tea, and electronic copies of the papers. For CFA charter holders and VBA members a reduced fee of EUR 200 applies (please indicate this on the registration form). After the registration fee has been paid you are able to attend the conference. Registration is free of charge for participants from academic institutions. 

The deadline for registration is Friday, June 22nd, 2012.

Sponsors of the Fifth Erasmus Liquidity Conference are

Speakers Main Conference (Thursday, June 30th)

Hank Bessembinder, University of Utah (keynote speaker)
Thierry Foucault, HEC Paris
Yakov Amihud, New York University (keynote speaker)
Enrique Schroth, University of Amsterdam
Elvira Sojli, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
Stefan Ruenzi, University of Mannheim
Yong Chen, Virginia Tech

Speakers Doctoral Symposium (Friday, July 1st)

Geoffrey Tombeur, University of Leuven
Anne Opschoor, Erasmus University
Patrick Tuijp, University of Amsterdam
Miriam Marra, Warwick Business School
Clark Liu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Chiara Banti, Cass Business School

Conference Organizers

Speakers Main Conference (Wednesday, July 7th

Mark Seasholes, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Marti G. Subrahmanyam, New York University (keynote speaker) 
Mark Maffett, UNC Chapel Hill 
Mark van Achter, University of Mannheim 
Steven J. Jordan, KAIST 
Itzhak Ben-David, Ohio State University
Deniz Anginer, World Bank

Speakers Doctoral Symposium (Thursday, July 8th) 

Vincent L. van Kervel, Tilburg University
Martin Wagener, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Ting Wang, VU University Amsterdam
Dimitrios Vagias, RSM Erasmus University
Huiping Zhang, National University of Singapore

Conference Organizers

  • Dion Bongaerts, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
  • Dick van Dijk, Econometric Institute, Erasmus University
  • Mathijs A. van Dijk, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
  • Marno Verbeek, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Overview

For the third year in succession, Erasmus University organizes a conference with the objective of promoting research on market liquidity, and bringing together leading academics in the field. The conference will host a limited number of paper presentations with designated discussants and ample opportunity for discussion and interaction. A limited budget is available to cover travel and accommodation expenses of speakers and discussants.

Speakers

  • Avanidhar Subrahmanyam, UCLA (keynote speaker)
  • David A. Lesmond, Tulane University
  • Paolo Pasquariello, University of Michigan

Conference Organizers

  • Dick van Dijk, Econometric Institute, Erasmus University
  • Mathijs A. van Dijk, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
  • Marno Verbeek, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Overview

For the second year in succession, Erasmus University organizes a conference with the objective of promoting research on market liquidity, and bringing together leading academics in the field. The conference will host a limited number of paper presentations with designated discussants and ample opportunity for discussion and interaction. A limited budget is available to cover travel and accommodation expenses of speakers and discussants.

Topics

We solicit submission of theoretical and empirical papers on all aspects of market liquidity. Topics relevant to the conference include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • role of liquidity in financial crises, e.g. the current credit crisis
  • market liquidity and funding liquidity
  • flight to liquidity
  • liquidity in international credit, equity, and derivative markets
  • dynamics of liquidity
  • liquidity and trading activity
  • market microstructure and liquidity
  • liquidity and asset pricing
  • measuring liquidity

Papers

  • Why Has Trading Volume Increased? 
  • Time-varying price discovery in fragmented markets
  • Liquidity and liquidity risk premia in the CDS market
  • Are Market Makers Liquidity Suppliers?
  • Dynamic Liquidity Preferences of Mutual Funds
  • Commonality in Returns, Liquidity, and Turnover Around the World
  • Stock Market Declines and Liquidity
  • The Diminishing Liquidity Premium
Professional Asset Management Conference

10th CONFERENCE ON PROFESSIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
12 – 13 June, 2023

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

The conference will bring together leading academics and industry representatives to discuss recent research on mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, private equity funds, exchange traded funds, and other forms of delegated portfolio management.

Topics relevant to the conference include, but not limited to, the following:

  • Performance measurement, attribution, and liquidity in asset valuation
  • Investor (client) and manager behavior
  • Conflicts of interest in asset management
  • Institutional trading strategies and investment styles
  • Governance and regulation of investment companies
  • Financial innovation in asset management
  • The role and influence of financial advisors
  • Risk management and sector allocation

The conference will host a limited number of paper presentations with designated discussants and ample time for discussion and interaction.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Jonathan Berk (Stanford Graduate School of Business)

PROGRAMME

The final programme including the papers for the Tenth Professional Asset Management Conference can be downloaded

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

Vikas Agarwal (Georgia State University)             

Nick Bollen (Vanderbilt University)

Nicole Boyson (Northeastern University)

Diane Del Guercio (University of Oregon)

Hao Jiang (Michigan State University)

Bige Kahraman Alper (Oxford University)

Yigitcan Karabalut (Frankfurt School of Finance and Management)

Veronika Krepely Pool (Vanderbilt University)

Bing Liang (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

Pedro Matos (University of Virginia)

Jonathan Reuter (Boston College)

Stefan Ruenzi (University of Mannheim)

Ashish Tiwari (University of Iowa)

Russ Wermers (University of Maryland)

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND PROGRAMME CHAIRS

Teodor Dyakov (EDHEC Business School)

Egemen Genc (University of Illinois at Chicago)

Marno Verbeek (Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam)

MORE INFORMATION

The registration deadline for the Tenth Professional Asset Management Conference has been closed. For more information you can send an e-mail to  pam@rsm.nl

This conference is made possible through financial support from the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM).

9th CONFERENCE ON PROFESSIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT 6 - 7 June, 2018
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

The Finance Group of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University for the 9th time organizes an academic conference on professional asset management. The main objective of the conference is to present and discuss recent advances in academic research on mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, and other forms of delegated portfolio management.

The conference will host a limited number of paper presentations with designated discussants and ample time for discussion and interaction.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Lubos Pastor (University of Chicago and the National Bank of Slovakia )
Utpal Bhattacharya (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

Vikas Agarwal (Georgia State University)
Nick Bollen (Vanderbilt University)
Stephen Brown (New York University & Monash University)
Egemen Genc (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Diane Del Guercio (University of Oregon)
Hao Jiang (Michigan State University)
Bing Liang (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)
Stefan Ruenzi (University of Mannheim)
David Stolin (University of Toulouse)
Ashish Tiwari (University of Iowa)
Marno Verbeek (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Russ Wermers (University of Maryland)
Yigitcan Karabulut (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

LOCAL ORGANIZERS

Egemen Genc
Marno Verbeek
Yigitcan Karabulut

PROGRAMME

The preliminary programme including the papers for the Ninth Professional Asset Management Conference can be downloaded

REGISTRATION

The registration deadline for the Ninth Professional Asset Management Conference has been closed. For more information you can send an e-mail to pam@rsm.nl

8th CONFERENCE ON PROFESSIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT 13-14 June, 2016  
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

The conference, organized by the Finance Group of Rotterdam School of Management, will bring together leading academics and industry representatives to discuss recent research on mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, private equity funds, exchange traded funds, and other forms of delegated portfolio management.

The conference will host a limited number of paper presentations with designated discussants and ample time for discussion and interaction.

KEY – NOTE SPEAKERS

Lauren Cohen (Harvard University)
Lu Zheng (UC Irvine)

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

  • Vikas Agarwal (Georgia State University)
  • Nick Bollen (Vanderbilt University)
  • Stephen Brown (New York University)
  • Egemen Genc (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
  • Diane Del Guercio (University of Oregon)
  • Hao Jiang (Michigan State University)
  • Bing Liang (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)
  • Stefan Ruenzi (University of Mannheim)
  • David Stolin (University of Toulouse)
  • Ashish Tiwari (University of Iowa)
  • Marno Verbeek (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
  • Russ Wermers (University of Maryland)
  • Yigitcan Karabulut (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

LOCAL ORGANIZERS

Egemen Genc
Marno Verbeek
Yigitcan Karabulut 


PROGRAMME

The final programme including the papers for the Eight Professional Asset Management Conference can be downloaded here

REGISTRATION

The registration deadline for the Eight Professional Asset Management Conference has been closed. For more information you can send an e-mail to pam@rsm.nl

SPONSORS OF THE EIGHT PROFESSIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE ARE

Seventh Conference on Professional Asset Management
Rotterdam School of Management

Organizers

Marno Verbeek (chair)
Egemen Genc

Venue

Erasmus University, Woudestein Campus, T-building (Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam)

May 26th & 27th, 2014

In cooperation with CFA Society Netherlands, the Finance Group of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University for the seventh time organizes an academic conference on Professional Asset Management. The main objective of the conference is to present and discuss recent advances in academic research on mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, and other forms of delegated portfolio management.

Programme

The final programme including the papers for the Seventh Professional Asset Management Conference can be downloaded here. Keynote speakers are Professor Mark Grinblatt, UCLA and Professor Matthew Spiegel, Yale University. 

Registration

The registration deadline for the Seventh Professional Asset Management Conference has been closed. For more information you can send an e-mail to pam@rsm.nl.

Sponsors of the Seventh Professional Asset Management conference are

Sixth conference on Professional Asset Management
Rotterdam School of Management

Organizers

Marno Verbeek (chair)
Egemen Genc

Venue

Erasmus University, Woudestein Campus, T-building (Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam)

June 6th & 7th, 2013

In cooperation with CFA Society Netherlands, the Finance Group of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University for the sixth time organizes an academic conference on Professional Asset Management. The main objective of the conference is to present and discuss recent advances in academic research on mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, and other forms of delegated portfolio management.

Programme

The final programme including the papers for the Sixth Professional Asset Management Conference can be downloaded here. Keynote speakers are Professor Martin Gruber, New York University and Professor Clemens Sialm, University of Texas at Austin. 

Registration

To register for this conference, please fill out the registration form which can be downloaded here and send it by e-mail to pam@rsm.nl. The registration fee is EUR 500 and includes lunch, coffee/tea, and refreshments on Thursday and Friday . For CFA charter holders and candidates a reduced fee of EUR 400 applies (please indicate this on the registration form). For academics, the registration fee is EUR 250, while for PhD students a reduced fee of EUR 100 applies. The number of seats for this conference is limited to 86. Registrations are handled on a first-come first-serve basis and the registration fee can only be paid by credit card.

The final deadline for registration wasTuesday May 21st, 2013.

Sponsors of the Sixth professional asset management conference are

Speakers Conference (Thursday May 12th, 2011)

  • Lukasz Pomorski, University of Toronto
  • David Rakowski, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  • Narasimham Jegadeesh, Emory University (keynote speaker)
  • José Faias, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa
  • Miguel Ferreira, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  • Marno Verbeek, Rotterdam School of Management
  • Jerchern Lin, University of Southern California
  • Gilles Criton, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie

Speakers Conference (Friday May 13th, 2011)

  • Ashish Tiwari, University of Iowa
  • Linlin Ma, Georgia State University
  • Stephen Brown, New York University (keynote speaker)
  • Nick Bollen, Vanderbilt University
  • Xi Dong, INSEAD
  • Russ Wermers, University of Maryland
  • Stephan Jank, University of Tubingen
  • Elvira Sojli, Rotterdam School of Management

Conference Organizers

  • Joop Huij, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
  • Marno Verbeek, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Speakers Conference (March 19th, 2010)

  • Susan Christoffersen, McGill University (keynote speaker)
  • Lilian Ng, University of Wisconsin (keynote speaker)
  • Alessandro Gavazza, NYU Stern
  • Roberto C. Gutierrez Jr. , University of Oregon
  • Diane Del Guercio, University of Oregon
  • Douglas W. Blackburn, Fordham University
  • Stephen G. Dimmock, Michigan State University
  • Joao Pereira, ISCTE Business School
  • Marno Verbeek, Rotterdam School of Management
  • Jennifer Huang, McCombs School of Business

Conference Organizers

Speakers Conference (March 20th, 2009)

  • Harrison Hong, Princeton University (keynote speaker)
  • Keith Brown, University of Texas at Austin (keynote speaker)
  • Tong Yao, University of Iowa
  • Jerry Parwada, The University of New South Wales
  • Jeroen Derwall, Maastricht University
  • Jenke ter Horst, Tilburg University
  • Peter Lückoff, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
  • Nicolas Bollen, Vanderbilt University

Conference Organizers

Speakers Conference (March 14th, 2008)

  • Laura Starks, McCombs School of Business (keynote speaker)
  • Massimo Massa, INSEAD (keynote speaker)
  • Russ Wermers, University of Maryland (keynote speaker)
  • Nicole Boyson, Northeastern University
  • Alexander Kempf, University of Cologne
  • Gjergji Cici, Mason School of Business
  • Michael Stutzer, University of Colorado
  • Stefan Ruenzi, University of Cologne
  • Joop Huij, RSM Erasmus University

Conference Organizers

Speakers Conference (March 9th, 2007)

  • Nick Bollen, Vanderbilt University (keynote speaker)
  • Robert Kosowski, Imperial College London (keynote speaker)
  • Vikas Agarwal, Georgia State University (keynote speaker)
  • Mohammed Ayadi, Brock University
  • Joost Driessen, University of Amsterdam
  • Youchang Wu, University of Vienna
  • Daniel WU Xiongwei, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Rik Frehen, University of Maastricht
  • Devraj Basu, Sir Cass Business School

Conference Organizers

CEPR Conference Series on the Political Economy of Finance

Three leading Dutch universities – Erasmus University Rotterdam, Tilburg University, and the University of Amsterdam – jointly organize in collaboration with the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) an annual conference series on the Political Economy of Finance. The objective is to promote research on this highly topical area, usually treated separately in economics and finance, and build a European platform for researchers active in his area.

Each edition of the conference series is dedicated to a specific theme within this area. For instance, for the first edition, the conference aims at exploring the intersections between political economy and central banking.

This one-day conference host a limited number of paper presentations with designated discussants and ample opportunity for discussion and interaction.

Thomas Lambert (Rotterdam), Enrico Perotti (Amsterdam), and Magdalena Rola-Janicka (Tilburg) are at the origin of this initiative.

Please contact us at poleconfin@rsm.nl for interests or questions about this initiative.

Corporate Finance Day (2021)

18th Corporate Finance Day

Date: Friday October 1, 2021
Venue: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Keynote speakers

"The Economics of Research Reproducibility" by Christophe Pérignon (HEC Paris)
"Blockchain Governance: A Primer" by Daniel Ferreira (London School of Economics)

Organizing committee

Thomas Lambert
Daniel Metzger
Peter Roosenboom

Overview

The conference will bring together researchers to facilitate the discussion and development of new ideas in corporate finance in a stimulating and relaxing environment. The conference is an initiative of the Benelux Corporate Finance Network. The academic program will consist of regular sessions (with discussants) and rapid-fire sessions (without discussants). The conference will also feature two keynote lectures.

Programme

The final programme for the conference including papers and confirmed participants can be downloaded here.

Registration

The registration deadline for the 18th Corporate Finance Day has been closed. For more information you can send an e-mail to cfd2021@rsm.nl.

COVID-19 Regulations:

  • With attending the conference in person you agree that in the conference room the 1.5 meter distance is not in place.
  • With attending the conference in person you agree that at the lunch and drinks location the 1.5 meter distance is not in place.
  • Please answer the following questions before you come to Woudestein campus and, of course, stay home if you have any COVID-19 related symptoms.
  • When entering the buildings on campus wearing a facemask is compulsory. Only when you are seated you are allowed to take it off.
  • In case you are coming from abroad please carefully check the website from our government ‘Travelling to the Netherlands from abroad’ if any rules and/or regulations have been updated as well as the website from your own government.