Gertjan Verdickt

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Welcome! I am a Senior Lecturer in Finance at the University of Auckland. As a behavioral economist, I examine how investors make decisions, using evidence from economic history and from infrequently traded assets such as fine wine. Before Auckland, I held positions at KU Leuven and Monash Business School, as well as visiting positions at the University of Melbourne, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and ESE Business School.

My work has appeared in leading finance journals, including the Journal of Banking & Finance, and in economic history journals: the Journal of Economic History, Explorations in Economic History, and the Economic History Review. It has been covered by Bloomberg, Financial Times, Forbes, De Tijd, Trends, Kanaal Z, Yahoo News, the NZ Herald, and TVNZ. In 2025, I received the University of Auckland Business School's Research Engagement and Relevance Award.

Beyond academia, I co-authored two (Dutch-language) books for investors, Investeren in Stijl (translated into The Passion Portfolio, Borgerhoff & Lamberigts) and Wat Slimme Beleggers Anders Doen (Lannoo). I serve on the investment committee of WineFi, a British start-up focused on quantitative fine wine investing, and I am completing the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines. Outside work, I run ultramarathons and climb at high altitude.

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