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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 (7)
  • 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

  • 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

  • Bach, L., & Metzger, D. (2018). How close are close Shareholder Votes? The Review of Financial Studies, 32(8), 3183-3214. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhy126

  • 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. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/116001

  • Custodio, C., & Metzger, D. (2013). How do CEOs matter? The Effect of Industry Expertise on Acquisition Returns. The Review of Financial Studies. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/116003

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 Jan 2025
    End date approval: 31 Mar 2025
    Place: ROTTERDAM
    Description: EMBA
  • Review of Economic Studies (Journal)
    Daniel Metzger (Reviewer)
    01 Jan 2022

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

Courses

Corporate Finance

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024
  • Code: BM30MIM
  • ECTS: 3 Level: Master

Introduction Week

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BMIWFI
  • Level: Master

Derivatives

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

Banking and Financial Institutions

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

Mergers and acquisitions

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

Advanced valuation & value creation

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

Real Estate Finance

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BMME030
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Entrepreneurial finance & private equity

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BMME034
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Quantitative Investment Strategies

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BMME036
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Sustainable Finance

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BMME113
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Financial Management of Family Businesses

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

Finance and Investments Internship

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BMMEINT
  • Level: Master

FI master thesis

  • Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BMMTFI
  • Level: Master

Past courses

Private Equity

  • Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BMME132
  • Level: Master

Behavioral Finance

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

Business Ethics

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BM07FI
  • Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, 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
  • Code: BMME116
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Financial Distress and Corporate Restructuring

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • 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

FinTech

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BMME028
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Investments

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

Investments Management

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022
  • Code: BMME172
  • Level: Master, Master, Master, Master

Research Skills

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

Risk Management and Fixed Income

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

Valuation

  • Study year: 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
  • Code: BM08FI
  • Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master

Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management

  • Study year: 2021/2022
  • Code: B3T2102
  • Level: Bachelor 3, Bachelor 3, Bachelor 3

Treasury management

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

Finance & Investments Honours Class

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

Portfolio management

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

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