Dr. Albert Menkveld

Professor

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Biography

Albert Menkveld is a Full Professor of Finance at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a Fellow at the Tinbergen Institute. He obtained his PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2002 and has held visiting positions at several prestigious institutions in the United States, including NYU, Wharton, and Stanford. In 2023, he became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (Koninklijke Nederlandse Academie van Wetenschappen). His research primarily focuses on securities trading, liquidity, asset pricing, and financial econometrics. Menkveld has published in prominent journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies. He serves as an Associate Editor for the Review of Asset Pricing Studies and is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). Additionally, he is involved with the Dutch financial market authority (Autoriteit Financiële Markten) and contributes to global sustainability goals through his academic work. He teaches courses like Quantitative Investing II and participates in various editorial and peer review activities in reputable finance journals.

Research Interests

Experience

Full Professor

2002-01-01 — Present

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • Amsterdam, Netherlands

Teaching and research in finance along with editorial duties for financial economics journals.

Awards

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Smith Breeden Prize

2011-01-01
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Euronext Capital Markets Paper Award

2011-01-01
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Fulbright Scholarship

2000-01-01

Courses

Quantitative Investing II

Requirements for Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field 12 ECTS in Research Methods/Statistics 12 ECTS in Clinical Diagnosis/Assessment
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Administered under the Department of Clinical Psychology for Master's in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology.