I am a researcher at the National Bank of Belgium and an associate professor (part-time, with tenure)

at the department of Finance at Tilburg University, as well as a Fellow of the European Banking Center.

In my empirical research, I examine various aspect of banking, such as:

• the impact of bank business models on bank risk-taking and financial stability

• bank competition and stability

• bank capital structure and regulation

• bank-firm relationships and shock transmission

• lending specialization

• climate change and corporate control