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Mathijs A. van Dijk (see personal website for recent working papers, data, etc.) is professor of finance at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) and scientific director at pension think tank Netspar. His research focuses on sustainable investments and climate finance. He has published in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, the Review of Financial Studies, the Journal of Financial EconomicsManagement Science, the Journal of Accounting and Economics, and the Review of Finance. Professor van Dijk has presented his work extensively at international conferences and seminars at academic institutions including, among others, Boston College, Dartmouth, Duke, Harvard, HEC Paris, INSEAD, and UCLA. He is also a frequent speaker at industry events and has written for practitioner-oriented journals such as the Financial Analysts Journal. His work has been covered by, e.g., The Economist, the New York Times, Volkskrant, NRC, VOXEU, the World Bank "All About Finance" blog, the Oxford Business Law Blog, and the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation. Professor van Dijk has been a visiting graduate student at Warwick Business School and Princeton University and a visiting research scholar at the Ohio State University, Duke University, and UCLA. He obtained his MSc in Econometrics (cum laude) from Erasmus University and his PhD in Finance from Maastricht University. In 2008, he received a 600,000 euro Vidi-grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) for a five-year research program on "Liquidity Black Holes". In 2014, he held his inaugural address as a finance professor (entitled “The Social Value of Finance”). 

Publications

Academic (31)
  • Alves, R., Krüger, P., & van Dijk, M. (2025). Drawing up the bill: Are ESG ratings related to stock returns around the world? Journal of Corporate Finance, 93, Article 102768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2025.102768

  • Reinders, H. J., Schoenmaker, D., & van Dijk, M. (2025). Climate risk stress testing: A critical survey and classification. Journal of Climate Finance, 10, Article 100061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclimf.2025.100061

  • 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. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-024-00718-2

  • Menkveld, A. J., Dreber, A., Holzmeister, F., Huber, J., Johannesson, M., Kirchler, M., Neususs, S., Razen, M., Weitzel, U., Abad-Diaz, D., Abudy, M., Adrian, T., Ait-Sahalia, Y., Akmansoy, O., Alcock, J. T., Alexeev, V., Aloosh, A., Amato, L., Amaya, D., ... Zhou, C. (2024). Nonstandard Errors. Journal of Finance, 79(3), 2339-2390. https://doi.org/10.1111/jofi.13337

  • Beck, T., Döttling, R., Lambert, T., & van Dijk, M. (2023). Liquidity creation, investment, and growth. Journal of Economic Growth, 28(2), 297-336. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10887-022-09217-1

  • Reinders, H. J., Schoenmaker, D., & van Dijk, M. (2023). A finance approach to climate stress testing. Journal of International Money and Finance, 131, Article 102797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2022.102797

  • Rösch, D. M., Subrahmanyam, A., & van Dijk, M. A. (2022). Investor short-termism and real investment. Journal of Financial Markets, 59, Article 100645. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.finmar.2021.100645

  • Bongaerts, D., Roll, R., Rösch, D., van Dijk, M., & Yuferova, D. (2022). How Do Shocks Arise and Spread Across Stock Markets? A Microstructure Perspective: A microstructure perspective. Management Science, 68(4), 2377-3174, iv-v. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2021.3979

  • Dijk, M., van Dalen, HP., & Hyde, M. (2020). Who Bears the Brunt? The Impact of Banking Crises on Younger and Older Workers. Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 17, Article 100264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeoa.2020.100264

  • Hou, K., & Dijk, M. (2019). Resurrecting the Size Effect: Firm Size, Profitability Shocks, and Expected Stock Returns. The Review of Financial Studies, 32(7), 2850-2889. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhy104

  • Hanselaar, R., Stulz, RM., & Dijk, M. (2018). Do Firms Issue More Equity When Markets Become More Liquid? Journal of Financial Economics, 133(1), 64-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2018.12.004

  • Dreu, CKW., & Dijk, M. (2018). Climatic Shocks Associate with Innovation in Science and Technology. PLoS One (online), 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190122

  • Rosch, D., Subrahmanyam, A., & van Dijk, M. (2017). The dynamics of market efficiency. The Review of Financial Studies, 30(4), 1151-1187. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhw085

  • Guenster, A., & van Dijk, M. (2016). The impact of European antitrust policy: Evidence from the stock market. International Review of Law and Economics, 46, 20-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2015.12.001

  • Karolyi, GA., Lee, K.-H., & van Dijk, M. (2012). Understanding Commonality in Liquidity Around the World. Journal of Financial Economics, 105(1), 82-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2011.12.008

  • Hou, K., & van Dijk, M. (2012). The Implied Cost of Capital: A New Approach. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 53(3), 504-526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacceco.2011.12.001

  • Nguyen, TT., & van Dijk, M. (2012). Corruption, Growth, and Governance: Private vs. State-owned Firms in Vietnam. Journal of Banking and Finance, 36(11), 2935-2948. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2012.03.027

  • Koedijk, CG., Tims, B., & van Dijk, M. (2011). Why Panel Tests of Purchasing Power Parity Should Allow for Heterogeneous Mean Reversion. Journal of International Money and Finance, 30(1), 246-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2010.10.004

  • van Dijk, M. (2011). Is Size Dead? A Review of the Size Effect in Equity Returns. Journal of Banking and Finance, 35(12), 3263-3274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2011.05.009

  • Moerman, GA., & van Dijk, M. (2010). Inflation Risk and International Asset Returns. Journal of Banking and Finance, 34(4), 840-855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.09.014

  • de Jong, A., Rosenthal, L., & van Dijk, M. (2009). The risk and return of arbitrage in dual-listed companies. Review of Finance, 13(3), 495-520. https://doi.org/10.1093/rof/rfn031

  • van Dijk, M., & Roosenboom, P. (2009). The market reaction to cross-listings: Does the destination market matter? Journal of Banking and Finance, 33(10), 1898-1908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.04.010

  • Van Dijk, M. M., Van Dijk, M. A., Wijkstra, H., Laguna, P. M., & De la Rosette, J. J. (2009). The effect of a temporary prostatic stent on sexual function. Central European Journal of Urology, 62(4), 243-248. https://doi.org/10.5173/ceju.2009.04.art6upd

  • Brounen, D., van Dijk, M., & Eichholtz, PMA. (2008). Corporate Real Estate and Corporate Takeovers: International Evidence. Journal of Real Estate Research, 30(3), 293-314. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/16937

  • Koedijk, CG., Lothian, JR., & van Dijk, M. (2006). Foreign Exchange Markets. Journal of International Money and Finance, 25(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2005.10.001

  • Koedijk, CG., Tims, B., & van Dijk, M. (2004). Purchasing Power Parity and the Euro Area. Journal of International Money and Finance, 23(7/8), 1081-1107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2004.08.005

  • Koedijk, CG., & van Dijk, M. (2004). The Cost of Capital of Cross-Listed Firms. European Financial Management, 10(3), 465-486. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/16939

  • Koedijk, CG., & van Dijk, M. (2004). Global Risk Factors and the Cost of Capital. Financial Analysts Journal, 60(2), 32-38. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/16940

  • Koedijk, CG., Kool, C., Schotman, P., & van Dijk, M. (2002). The cost of capital in international financial markets: local or global? Journal of International Money and Finance, 21(6), 905-930. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0261-5606(02)00028-1

  • Koedijk, CG., Schotman, PC., & van Dijk, M. (1998). The Re-emergence of PPP in the 1990s. Journal of International Money and Finance, 17(1), 51-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0261-5606(97)98051-7

  • van Dijk, M., & van Bergeijk, P. (1997). Resource Misallocation and Mark-ups: An Alternative Estimation Technique for Harberger Triangles. Economics Letters, 54, 165-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1765(97)00021-9

Professional (1)
Academic (3)
  • Flood, MD., Koedijk, CG., van Dijk, M., & van Leeuwen, IW. (2010). Securities Trading, Asymmetric Information, and Market Transparency. In G. N. Gregoriou (Ed.), The Handbook of Trading: Strategies for Navigating and Profiting from Currency, Bond, and Stock Markets (pp. 317-341). McGraw-Hill.

  • Nguyen, TT., & van Dijk, M. (2009). Corruption and Public Governance: Evidence from Vietnam. In G.N. Gregoriou (Ed.), Emerging Markets: Performance, Analysis and Innovation (pp. 693-713). Chapman & Hall/CRC.

  • Koedijk, CG., van Dijk, M., & van Leeuwen, IW. (2008). The Impact of Inter-Dealer Trading on Market Liquidity Under Asymmetric Information. In F.-S. L. Greg N. Gregoriou (Ed.), Stock Market Liquidity: Implications for Market Microstructure and Asset Pricing (pp. 267-285). John Wiley & Sons Inc..

Professional (1)
  • van Dijk, M., Dul, J., & Albuquerque de Sousa, J. (2017). What makes new stock markets succesful?. Digital or Visual Products, RSM Discovery. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/100254

Popular (1)
Academic (4)
  • Beck, T., Albuquerque de Sousa, J., van Bergeijk, P., & van Dijk, M. (2017). Nascent stock exchanges — tales of success and failure. Web publication/site, The World Bank.

  • Beck, T., Albuquerque de Sousa, J., van Bergeijk, P., & van Dijk, M. (2017). Understanding the Success and Failure of Nascent Stock Exchanges. Web publication/site, University of Oxford Business Law Blog.

  • Albuquerque de Sousa, J., Beck, T., van Bergeijk, P., & van Dijk, M. (2017). Wat verklaart het succes en falen van prille aandelenbeurzen?. Web publication/site

  • Albuquerque de Sousa, J., Beck, T., van Bergeijk, P., & van Dijk, M. (2016). Nascent stock exchanges: Explaining success and failure. Web publication/site, VoxEU.org - Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).

Academic (1)
  • Albuquerque de Sousa, J., Beck, T., van Bergeijk, P., & van Dijk, M. (2016). Nascent markets: Understanding the success and failure of new stock markets. International Institute of Social Studies (ISS). ISS working papers. General series No. 623

Activities

  • Stichting Pensioenfonds ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
    Start date approval: 01 Jul 2023
    End date approval: 30 Jun 2026
    Place: AMSTERDAM
    Description: External member of the investment committee
  • Stichting Pensioenfonds ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
    Start date approval: 01 Jul 2024
    End date approval: 27 Jun 2027
    Place: AMSTERDAM
    Description: External member of the investment committee
  • Journal of Empirical Finance (Journal)
    Mathijs van Dijk (Editor)
    01 Jan 2017 - 01 Jan 2023

    Activity: Editorial work (Academic)

Courses

Investments

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BM01FI
  • Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master

Business Ethics

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BM07FI
  • Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master

Derivatives

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018
  • Code: BMME021
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Banking and Financial Institutions

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018
  • Code: BMME023
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Mergers and acquisitions

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018
  • Code: BMME025
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Advanced valuation & value creation

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018
  • Code: BMME027
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

MSc Finance & Investments

  • Study year: 2025/2026, 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020
  • Code: BMTTFI

Past courses

FI master thesis

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BMMTFI
  • Level: Master

Behavioral Finance

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BMME115
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master, Master

Corporate Finance

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BM02FI
  • Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master

Financial Data Analytics

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BMME116
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Financial Distress and Corporate Restructuring

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BMME098
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Financial Modelling

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BM09FI
  • Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master

Quantitative Investment Strategies

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018
  • Code: BMME036
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Real Estate Finance

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BMME030
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Research Skills

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BMRMFI
  • Level: Master

Risk Management and Fixed Income

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022
  • Code: BMME173
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Sustainable Finance

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018
  • Code: BMME113
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Introduction Week

  • Study year: 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BMIWFI
  • Level: Master

Private Equity

  • Study year: 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BMME132
  • Level: Master

Treasury management

  • Study year: 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BMME024
  • ECTS: 6 Level: Master, Master, Master, Master, Master

Valuation

  • Study year: 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BM08FI
  • Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master

Entrepreneurial finance & private equity

  • Study year: 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BMME034
  • ECTS: 6 Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Finance & Investments Honours Class

  • Study year: 2020/2021, 2019/2020
  • Code: BMHON1FI
  • ECTS: 10 Level: Master

Financial analysis & valuation

  • Study year: 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BM05FI
  • ECTS: 5 Level: Master

FinTech

  • Study year: 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BMME028
  • ECTS: 6 Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Investments

  • Study year: 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018, 2016/2017
  • Code: BM05FI-A
  • ECTS: 4

Master thesis orientation and topic selection

  • Study year: 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BM06FI
  • ECTS: 1 Level: Master

Portfolio management

  • Study year: 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018
  • Code: BMME020
  • ECTS: 6 Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Risk management

  • Study year: 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BM04FI
  • ECTS: 5 Level: Master

Macro-economical and institutional context

  • Study year: 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BKB008

Macroeconomics & Institutional Context

  • Study year: 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BAP070

Quantitative Methods for Finance

  • Study year: 2019/2020, 2018/2019
  • Code: BMME097
  • ECTS: 6 Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Alternative investments: beyond stocks and bonds

  • Study year: 2018/2019
  • Code: BKBMIN009
  • ECTS: 15 Level: Bachelor, Bachelor 3, Bachelor 3

Corporate Finance

  • Study year: 2018/2019
  • Code: BM02FI-A
  • ECTS: 4 Level: Master

Corporate Governance

  • Study year: 2018/2019
  • Code: BMME114
  • ECTS: 6 Level: Master, Master

Fixed Income and Its Applications

  • Study year: 2018/2019
  • Code: BMME031
  • ECTS: 6 Level: Master

Seminar Asset Pricing 1

  • Study year: 2018/2019, 2017/2018
  • Code: BERMAMC007
  • ECTS: 5 Level: Master

Seminar Asset Pricing 2

  • Study year: 2018/2019, 2017/2018
  • Code: BERMASC032
  • ECTS: 5 Level: Master

Trading and exchanges

  • Study year: 2018/2019
  • Code: BMME033
  • ECTS: 6 Level: Master

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