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Staff members with discipline Finance

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

Overview of all disciplines

Development Finance
dr. C.K.D. (Charles) Adjasi
Contact
c.k.d.adjasi rug.nl
Function
Panel data, Financial econometrics.
J.S. (Jhordano) Aguilar Loyo, MSc
Contact
j.s.aguilar.loyo rug.nl
Function
Field / Discipline
Institutional Finance, Asset Pricing, Experimental Economics
G.A.G. (Gosse) Alserda, PhD
Contact
g.a.g.alserda rug.nl
Function
Lecturer
Field / Discipline
education development support
A. (Alta) Baasanjav, MA
Contact
a.linsi-baasanjav rug.nl
Function
Education development officer
econometrics, instrumental variables, many instruments asymptotics, exact inference, measurement errors, identification, quantitative finance, term structure of interest rates, generalized-dynamic arbitrage-free yield models
prof. dr. P.A. (Paul) Bekker
Contact
p.a.bekker rug.nl
+31 50 36 33817
Function
Professor
finance & the economy, monetary economics, growth and development 
prof. dr. D.J. (Dirk) Bezemer
Contact
d.j.bezemer rug.nl
+31 50 36 33799
Function
Professor
Field / Discipline
Quantitative Finance, Fixed Income, Interest Rate and Inflation Modelling, Applied Econometrics, Numerical Methods
J.J. (Jakob) Bosma
Contact
j.j.bosma rug.nl
Function
Lecturer
Field / Discipline
No picture available
Contact
m.t.brink rug.nl
+31 50 36 34000
Function
Front Office employee Service Desk FSSC
Field / Discipline
Financial Ethics
prof. dr. B.P. (Boudewijn) de Bruin
Contact
b.p.de.bruin rug.nl
+31 50 36 33685
Function
Professor
Field / Discipline
Bussiness valuation, Asset pricing
dr. ing. N. (Nanne) Brunia
Contact
n.brunia rug.nl
+31 50 36 36388
Function
Lecturer
Field / Discipline
Macro-Finance, (Continuous-time) Asset Pricing, Computational Economics, Financial Frictions in Macroeconomics, Macroeconomic Theory.
B.F.C. (Bart) Claassen
Contact
b.f.c.claassen rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate
Governance, Corporate finance, Bankruptcy.
prof. dr. O. (Oscar) Couwenberg
Contact
o.couwenberg rug.nl
Function
Professor of Corporate Governance
Field / Discipline
Asset Pricing, Responsible Investing, Investment Funds.
A. (Ambrogio) Dalò, Dr
Contact
a.dalo rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of Finance
Field / Discipline
Asset Pricing, ESG investing, Derivative Pricing, Econometric Methods
dr. L. (Lammertjan) Dam
Contact
l.dam rug.nl
+31 50 36 36518
Function
Associate Professor
H.E. (Hélio) de Paiva Araújo
Contact
h.e.de.paiva.araujo rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Corporate Finance 
dr. J.H. (Henk) von Eije
Contact
j.h.von.eije rug.nl
+31 50 36 33685
Function
Associate Professor
Field / Discipline
Internal Control and Accounting Information Systems (ICAIS), Strategic Planning andEnterprise Risk Management, Procesmanagement, New Business Planning, Strategic Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Management Consulting & Consulting Skills
prof. dr. J.A. (Jim) Emanuels
Contact
j.a.emanuels rug.nl
+31 50 36 37331
Function
Professor Accounting Information Systems
Household finance; urban & regional economics
S. (Shuai) Fang, PhD
Contact
shuai.fang rug.nl
Function
Postdoc
drs. F. (Francesco) Febbraro
Contact
f.febbraro rug.nl
Function
Lecturer
Microfinance; Impact Evaluations; Field Experiments in Developing Countries
A. (Adriana) Garcia, PhD
Contact
a.garcia rug.nl
+31 50 36 33821
Function
Corporate Finance, International Financial Management, Ownership Structure and Family Control, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility, Carbon Disclosure and Carbon Emission and Finance.
H. (Halit) Gonenc, Dr
Contact
h.gonenc rug.nl
+31 50 36 34237
Function
Associate Professor
Field / Discipline
prof. dr. G.J. (Jan) van Helden
Contact
g.j.van.helden rug.nl
+31 50 36 37355
Function
Emeritus Professor
drs. M.E. (Mark) Helmantel
Contact
m.e.helmantel rug.nl
+31 50 36 33685
Function
Academic Lecturer
Field / Discipline
corporate governance, microfinance, international finance, financial systems and economic growth 
prof. dr. C.L.M. (Niels) Hermes
Contact
c.l.m.hermes rug.nl
+31 50 36 34863
Function
Professor
Field / Discipline
Local government taxes
dr. C. (Corine) Hoeben
Contact
c.hoeben rug.nl
+31 50 36 33766
Function
Research Associate
Field / Discipline
30 years of partical experience in M&A and Valuation, mainly gained as partner in the global PwC organisation. Since 2017 boardroom advice on M&A and Valuation at Value Inisghts
prof. dr. W.G.M. (Wim) Holterman
Contact
w.g.m.holterman rug.nl
+31 50 36 33768
Function
Professor Business Valuation
Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance, Climate Finance, Political Economy
S. (Swarnodeep) Homroy, Dr
Contact
s.homroy rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor (Reader) of Finance
Field / Discipline
Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Financial History
A. (Abe) de Jong, Prof Dr
Contact
abe.de.jong rug.nl
Function
Professor of Corporate Finance
Field / Discipline
International Finance, Empirical Banking, Monetary Policy
D.M. (Daniel Marcel) te Kaat, PhD
Contact
d.m.te.kaat rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor of Finance
Field / Discipline
The impact of climate change on financial markets.
How to measure investment portfolio alignment with the Paris agreement
Asset Liability Managment and Risk Management for insurance companies, pension funds, private individuals and social housing corporations.
dr. E.L. (Bert) Kramer
Contact
e.l.kramer rug.nl
Function
Lecturer
Field / Discipline
Investor Behavior, Behavioral Finance
dr. M.M. (Marc) Kramer
Contact
m.m.kramer rug.nl
+31 50 36 33685
Function
Program Director BSc E&BE, Senior Lecturer
Field / Discipline
Microfinance; Gender Studies; Finance and Development; Impact Analyses; Experimental Economics; Development Economics; External Finance; Capital market imperfections
prof. dr. B.W. (Robert) Lensink
Contact
b.w.lensink rug.nl
+31 50 36 33712
Function
Professor; Vice dean research
Corporate Governance, Finance, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Mandated Corporate Social Responsibility (India, China, United Kingdom) 
W. (Wentao) Li, M
Contact
wentao.li rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Field / Discipline
property valuation, real estate finance and investment  
X. (Xiaolong) Liu, Dr
Contact
xiaolong.liu rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor in Real Estate
Field / Discipline
Corporate Governance
prof. dr. J.A. (Jaap) van Manen
Contact
j.a.van.manen rug.nl
+31 50 36 33768
Function
Emeritus professor
Field / Discipline
Consumption-based asset pricing; Macrofinance; Financial econometrics
S.D. (Samuël) Nelemans, MSc
Contact
s.d.nelemans rug.nl
Function
PhD Student
Institutional investors, investor time horizon, corporate tax avoidance, corporate governance
J. (Jos) Offerein, MSc
Contact
j.offerein rug.nl
Function
PhD candidate
Field / Discipline
Financial development, economic growth, international finance
Y. (David) Peng, PhD
Contact
y.peng rug.nl
+31 50 36 37018
Function
Assistant professor; Programme coordinator BSc E&BE (BE) and Minor Finance
Behavioral Finance, Household Finance, ESG, Performance evaluation of investment portfolios, Asset-liability management, Mutual Funds, Retirement savings.
dr. A. (Auke) Plantinga
Contact
a.plantinga rug.nl
+31 50 36 33692
Function
Associate Professor
Field / Discipline
Machine learning
No picture available
Contact
w.e.pohl rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor
Field / Discipline
Banking, Corporate Finance, Political Economy
A. Rauf, PhD MSc
Contact
a.rauf rug.nl
Function
Research Interests: Corporate Governance, Family Firms, Corporate Social Responsibility, Climate Finance 
No picture available
Contact
a.rehman rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Field / Discipline
Empirical banking, financial intermediation, household finance, central bank governance
prof. dr. K.F. (Kasper) Roszbach
Contact
k.f.roszbach rug.nl
Function
Professor of Banking and Finance
Field / Discipline
Pension, investment, asset allocation, equity markets, hedge funds, strategy, macroeconomics, and valuation
R.M. (Roelof) Salomons
Contact
r.m.salomons rug.nl
Function
Professor
Field / Discipline
Economic Ethics, Financial Ethics, Business Ethics
prof. J. (Joakim) Sandberg
Contact
j.sandberg rug.nl
Function
Professor of Economics and Finance from a Humanist Perspective
Field / Discipline
Banking, finance, household behavior
dr. P.C. (Peter) van Santen
Contact
p.c.van.santen rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Sustainable Finance; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility
B. (Borhan) Sayedy, PhD
Contact
b.sayedy rug.nl
Function
Lecturer
Field / Discipline
Bert Scholtens is the Professor of Sustainable Banking and Finance. Fields he operates in Banking, Finance, Economics;
Corporate Social Responsibility, Socially Responsible Investing, Financial intermediation, Energy Finance, Financial institutions (banks, pension funds, insurance companies, mutual funds, etc.), International finance, Financial systems, Environmental economics, Ethical Finance.
Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Executive Compensation, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ownership Structure.
No picture available
Contact
n.selmane rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Finance, Derivative Instruments
dr. P.P.M. (Peter) Smid
Contact
p.p.m.smid rug.nl
+31 50 36 33668
Function
Associate dean for education
Field / Discipline
Financial Econometrics and Forecasting
dr. I. (Ioannis) Souropanis
Contact
i.souropanis rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor in Finance
Field / Discipline
Management accounting and Management Control
dr. S. (Sandra) Tillema
Contact
s.tillema rug.nl
+31 50 36 34539
Function
Associate Professor
Field / Discipline
Asset pricing, Macrofinance and Econometrics
No picture available
Contact
j.v.tinang rug.nl
Function
Derivative Instruments
dr. A.A. (Artem) Tsvetkov
Contact
a.tsvetkov rug.nl
+31 50 36 37018
Function
Docent
Field / Discipline
Financial intermediation, Financial structure
S.G. (Silviu) Ursu
Contact
s.g.ursu rug.nl
+31 50 36 34806
Function
Field / Discipline
dr. D. (Daniel) Vullings
Contact
d.vullings rug.nl
+31 50 36 37018
Function
Assistant professor
Field / Discipline
Energy law and finance
Project development, regulation, and transactions
J.J.A. (Jaap) Waverijn, LLM
Contact
j.j.a.waverijn rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Field / Discipline
S.F.M. (Stephanie) Werleman, MSc
Contact
s.f.m.werleman rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Investments, Corporate finance
No picture available
Contact
r.e.wessels rug.nl
Function
Professor
Field / Discipline
Capital budgeting, corporate finance, working capital, energy finance
dr. W. (Wim) Westerman
Contact
w.westerman rug.nl
+31 50 36 37088
Function
Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Litigating in Dutch courts on cross-border claims of a private-law nature. International (mass) damage claims and international contracts.

Dutch and European private international law, international civil procedural law, international commercial arbitration, international private air law (airplanes), international business law, enforcement of foreign judgments, cross-border tort law, cross-border contracting, international aspects of Information and communications technology law, international aspects of intellectual property, international estate planning of wealthy individuals, trusts, international mass damage claims, litigation in Dutch courts in cross-border cases.
prof. mr. dr. M.H. (Mathijs) ten Wolde
Contact
m.h.ten.wolde rug.nl
+31 50 36 35785
Function
professor of Private law, Private International Law, International Transport Law
Field / Discipline
Business Ethics
Integrity Management
Financial Management
dr. R.O.S. (Raymond) Zaal
Contact
r.o.s.zaal rug.nl
+31 50 36 33658
Function
Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
theory of industrial organization, real options, contract theory
dr. G.T.J. (Gijsbert) Zwart
Contact
g.t.j.zwart rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor
Field / Discipline
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