Gertjan Verdickt

I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) of Finance at the University of Auckland, where I explore the intersection of finance and history through both research and teaching. I earned my Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the University of Antwerp in 2019, with research visits to Stanford University, University of Notre Dame, and Columbia Business School. Before joining Auckland, I held academic positions at KU Leuven, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Monash Business School.

My research is driven by a deep passion for economic history, complemented by behavioral finance, asset pricing, and wine economics interests. As an Assistant Editor at the Financial History Review, I shape scholarly discourse in the field. My work has been published in leading journals, such as Explorations in Economic History, the Journal of Economic History, and Economic History Review. Beyond academia, my research has gained recognition in (major) media outlets, including Bloomberg, De Tijd, Forbes, Financieele Dagblad, Yahoo News, and The Financial Times, as well as on television networks such as Kanaal Z, TVNZ, and AusBiz.

I am also the co-author of "Investeren in Stijl" (translated as "The Passion Portfolio"), written with Jürgen Hanssens. Currently, I am pursuing the WSET L4 Diploma in Wines. This diverse blend of academic and professional endeavors reflects my commitment to advancing knowledge and making both financial and historical topics accessible to scholarly and public audiences.

Updates:

• "Financial Regulation and Household Portfolio Allocation" has been selected for the 2025 Boulder Summer Conference.

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

• My paper with Marc Deloof and Leentje Moortgat, "Don't Mention The War," has received an R&R in Business History.

• "Selection Neglect and the Cross-Section of Wine Returns" has received an R&R in the Journal of Banking and Finance.

• "Railroad Bailouts in the Great Depression" with Lyndon Moore got accepted in the Journal of Economic History.

• 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

  • "Investeren in Stijl" was voted among the best investment books in 2024 by De Tijd.

  • Trends wrote multiple articles on the content of our book over the summer of 2024.

Selected media appearances:

• "AI in banking and finance": TVNZ, February 2025

• "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