Gertjan Verdickt
Welcome
I am an Assistant Professor of Finance at KU Leuven. My research interests include corporate finance, asset pricing, and economic history. I have published in several leading academic journals, such as the European Review of Economic History, Explorations in Economic History, Journal of Economic History, and Journal of Empirical Finance.
News
My paper Scuttle for Shelter with Stefano Battelossi and Stefan Houpt is accepted in the European Review of Economic History.
Old news:
I have a new working paper with Lyndon Moore: Railroad Bailouts in the Great Depression.
My paper Railroad Bailouts in the Great Depression is featured in an article in De Tijd and Trends.
I have a new working paper with Gustavo Cortes: Did the 1918–19 Influenza Pandemic kill the U.S. Life Insurance Industry?
My paper Public Health Shocks and Product Pricing Behavior received the Runner-Up Price at EBES 36.
My paper on Public Health Shocks and Product Pricing Behavior got accepted at EHS (Warwick) and EHA (Tucson).
I organized the Financial History Workshop in November 2021, with Carola Frydman as keynote speaker.
Contact:
E-mail: gertjan.verdickt (at) kuleuven.be
Phone: +32 472 74 11 48
Skype: gertjan.verdickt
Twitter: @Gertjan_V