Gertjan Verdickt

I am a Lecturer in Finance (Assistant Professor) at the University of Auckland, where my research and teaching explore the intersection of finance and history. My work integrates financial economics, economic history, and behavioural economics to uncover how markets evolve and investors behave over time. I earned my Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the University of Antwerp in 2019, complemented by research visits to Stanford University, Columbia Business School, and the University of Notre Dame. Before joining Auckland, I held appointments at KU Leuven, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Monash Business School.

As the Assistant Editor of the Financial History Review, I contribute to shaping scholarly conversations in financial history. My research has been published in top journals, including Explorations in Economic History, Journal of Economic History, and Economic History Review. It has also attracted attention from international media outlets such as Bloomberg, Forbes, De Tijd, Financieele Dagblad, Yahoo News, and The Financial Times, and has featured on television channels including Kanaal Z, TVNZ, and AusBiz.

I am the co-author of Investeren in Stijl (translated as The Passion Portfolio), written with Jürgen Hanssens, which brings (evidence-based) investing to a broader audience. Outside academia, I am pursuing the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines and am an avid endurance athlete, competing in (ultra)marathons and engaging in high-altitude mountaineering.

Writings:

• I wrote a book on investing in real assets with Jürgen Hanssens: Investeren in Stijl. You can buy this now via Bogerhoff & Lamberigts!

• We finished the English translation, "The Passion Portfolio": https://www.borgerhoff-lamberigts.be/owl-press/shop/boeken/the-passion-portfolio.

  • You can find it here on Amazon.co.uk.

  • You can find it here on Amazon.com.

  • You can find it here on Bol.com.

  • It was voted among the best investment books in 2024 by De Tijd.

• I updated my working paper with Francesco Stradi (KU Leuven): Algorithm Aversion, Appreciation, and Investor Return Beliefs.

• I have a new working paper with Amaury De Vicq (University of Groningen): Financial Regulation and Household Portfolio Reallocation.

• I have a new working paper with Justin Case (University of Auckland) and Eline Poelmans (KU Leuven): Risk Premia Reconsidered.

Conferences:

• I will join the ESE Business School (Santiago, Chile) as a visiting academic from September to November 2025.

• My paper, "Financial Regulation and Household Portfolio Reallocation", with Amaury De Vicq (University of Groningen) has been selected for:

  • The Boulder Summer Conference on Financial Decision-Making (2025)

  • The Western Economic International Association (San Francisco)

  • The Economic History Association (Philadelphia) annual conference

  • Finance Forum (Pamplona) 

  • EHES (Hohenheim) annual conference

• I will present Selection Neglect and the Cross-Section of Wine Returns at the American Wine Economics Association (San Luis Obispo) Annual Conference.

Journal news:

• My paper, "Do not Mention The War," with Marc Deloof (University of Antwerp) and Leentje Moortgat (Ghent University), received an R&R in Business History.

• "Selection Neglect and the Cross-Section of Wine Returns" with Robbe Van Tillo (KU Leuven) received an R&R in the Journal of Banking and Finance.

• "Railroad Bailouts in the Great Depression," co-authored with Lyndon Moore (Monash University), was accepted at the Journal of Economic History.