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My research interests are at the confluence of labor economics and corporate finance, entrepreneurship, and corporate governance. I am also interested in organizational economics and contract theory as they relate to corporate finance. Keywords: Human capital, Allocation of talent, CEOs, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Shareholder activism, Incentives  Personal webpage

Publications

Academic (10)
  • Ferreira, D., Kirchmaier, T., Metzger, D., & Ye, S. (2025). Boards of Banks. Journal of Corporate Finance, 94, Article 102839. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2025.102839

  • Metzger, D., Ye, S., Ferreira, D., & Kirchmaier, T. (2025). Boards of Banks. Journal of Corporate Finance, forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1620551

  • Custodio, C., Mendes, D., & Metzger, D. (2025). The Impact of Financial Education of Executives on Financial Practices of Medium and Large Enterprises. Journal of Finance.

  • Metzger, D., Böhm, M., & Stromberg, P. (2022). Since You're So Rich, You Must Be Really Smart': Talent and the Finance Wage Premium. Review of Economic Studies, 90(5), 2215-2260. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2780367

  • Bach, L., & Metzger, D. (2019). How close are close Shareholder Votes? The Review of Financial Studies, 32(8), 3183-3214. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhy126

  • Caggese, A., Cunat, V., & Metzger, D. (2019). Firing the Wrong Workers: Financing Constraints and Labor Misallocation. Journal of Financial Economics, 133(3), 589-607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2017.10.008

  • Betzer, A., Gider, J., Metzger, D., & Theissen, E. (2015). Stealth Trading and Trade Reporting by Corporate Insiders. Review of Finance. https://doi.org/10.1093/rof/rfu007

  • Giannetti, M., & Metzger, D. (2015). Compensation and Competition for Talent: Evidence from the Financial Industry. Finance Research Letters. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2014.12.007

  • Custodio, C., & Metzger, D. (2014). Financial expert CEOs: CEO’s work experience and firm’s financial policies. Journal of Financial Economics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2014.06.002

  • Custodio, C., & Metzger, D. (2013). How do CEOs matter? The Effect of Industry Expertise on Acquisition Returns. The Review of Financial Studies. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hht032

Activities

  • None/Self
    Start date approval: 05 Nov 2024
    End date approval: 03 Nov 2026
    Place: KÖLN
    Description: Consulting
  • RSM BV
    Start date approval: 01 Apr 2025
    End date approval: 31 Mar 2028
    Place: ROTTERDAM
    Description: EMBA
  • KU Leuven
    Start date approval: 01 Sep 2025
    End date approval: 31 Aug 2026
    Place: LEUVEN
    Description: Teaching course in management program
  • Review of Economic Studies (Journal)
    Daniel Metzger (Reviewer)
    01 Jan 2022

    Activity: Editorial work > Publication Peer-review (Academic)

Courses

Financial Mngmt of Family Businesses

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024
  • Code: BMME200

Real Estate Finance

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024
  • Code: BMME030

Corporate Finance

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024
  • Code: BM30MIM

OLD STYLE - Introduction Week

  • Study year: 2025/2026, 2024/2025, 2023/2024
  • Code: BMIWFI

Field Experiments (with Firms)

  • Study year: 2024/2025
  • Code: BERMSS2505

Past courses

Corporate Finance

  • Study year: 2025/2026
  • Code: BM34MIM

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