Gertjan Verdickt
Welcome
I am an Assistant Professor of Finance (Lecturer) at the University of Auckland, where I combine research and teaching to explore the intersection of finance and history. I earned my Ph.D. in Financial Economics in 2019 from the University of Antwerp, with research visits to prestigious institutions such as the Stanford Graduate School of Business, the University of Notre Dame, and Columbia Business School. Previously, I held academic positions as an assistant professor at KU Leuven and served as a visiting lecturer at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Monash Business School.
My academic journey is driven by a deep passion for financial history, complemented by behavioral finance and economic history interests. As an Assistant Editor at the Financial History Review, I actively shape scholarly dialogue in the field. My research has been published in leading journals such as Explorations in Economic History, The Journal of Economic History, and Economic History Review. Beyond academia, my work has captured the attention of broader audiences, with features in media outlets including Bloomberg, De Tijd, Forbes, Financieele Dagblad, Yahoo News, and the Financial Times, as well as television appearances on Kanaal Z and Aus Biz.
I am also the co-author of the book Investeren in Stijl, written with Jürgen Hanssens, and am currently pursuing the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines. This diverse blend of academic and professional pursuits reflects my commitment to advancing knowledge and making complex financial topics accessible to scholarly and public audiences.
News
Updates:
"Financial Regulation and Household Portfolio Allocation" has been selected for the Boulder Summer Conference 2025.
"Selection Neglect and the Cross-Section of Wine Returns" has an R&R at Journal of Banking and Finance.
"Railroad Bailouts in the Great Depression" with Lyndon Moore got accepted at the Journal of Economic History.
I have a new paper with Francesco Stradi: Man vs. Machine: The Influence of AI Forecasts on Investor Beliefs.
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," which will be available soon!
"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.
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
Contact:
E-mail: gertjan.verdickt@auckland.ac.nz
Phone (Belgium): +32472741148
Phone (New Zealand): +64212288641
Skype: gertjan.verdickt