Gertjan Verdickt

I am an Assistant Professor of Finance (Lecturer) at the University of Auckland. In 2019, I earned my Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the University of Antwerp, with research stays at several universities such as the Stanford Graduate School of Business, University of Notre Dame, and Columbia Business School. I have previously been an assistant professor at KU Leuven and a visiting lecturer at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Monash Business School.

My academic journey has fueled a passion for economic history, empirical asset pricing, and behavioral finance. As the assistant editor at the Financial History Review, I actively contribute to the scholarly discourse in these fields. My dedication to advancing knowledge is reflected in publications in renowned academic journals, including Explorations in Economic History, the Journal of Economic History, and the Journal of Empirical Finance. My insights also reached a broader audience, with features in notable newspapers such as Bloomberg, De Tijd, Forbes, HLN, and Financial Times.

I am the co-author of the book 'Investeren in Stijl' alongside Jürgen Hanssens and a WSET Level 4 Diploma Candidate.

Updates:

• I have a new paper with Francesco Stradi: Man vs. Machine: The Influence of AI Forecasts on Investor Beliefs.

• I have an update on my paper with Koen Inghelbrecht, Daniel Linders, and Yong Xie: see the paper.

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

Media appearances:

• "Should you trust AI?": Ausbiz, October 2024

• "Algorithm analyst revision": The Financial Times, September 2024

• "Waarom beleggers prognoses door AI nog niet vertrouwen": Trends, September 2024

• "Should you invest in wine?": Knack, July 2024

• "Does buying the Death Star or a Birkin handbag lead to performance?": Het Financieele Dagblad, July 2024

• "10 geldvragen aan econoom Gertjan Verdickt": De Tijd, May 2024.

• Do stock prices increase after buybacks?: De Tijd, March 2024.

• My paper on Selection Neglect was featured in the Financial Times, November 2023.