Dr. Erik Kole

Associate Professor

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Biography

Erik Kole is an Associate Professor at the Econometric Institute of Erasmus University Rotterdam. His research interests encompass asset pricing, risk management, and financial econometrics, with a particular focus on crises and crashes in financial markets. He has published extensively in renowned international academic journals including the Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Financial Econometrics, and Journal of Banking and Finance. Professor Kole plays a pivotal role in teaching the Quantitative Finance program within the MSc Econometrics and Management Science curriculum. Additionally, he serves as the academic director for the Dutch International bachelor's program in Econometrics and Operations Research. In 2019, he was a visiting scholar at the Department of Economics of Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. He obtained his PhD in 2006 from the Rotterdam School of Management.

Research Interests

Courses

Quantitative Finance Bachelor's Thesis Econometrics Bachelor's Thesis BSc Econometrics/Economics Asset Pricing Kick Bachelor-2 (Econometrics)

Requirements for Erasmus University Rotterdam

Master Program
Requirements
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:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:91
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in Econometrics, Mathematics, Statistics or Industrial Engineering Advanced Mathematics (Calculus, Linear Algebra) Applied Statistics Econometrics and Time-series analysis
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor diploma or graduation statement
  • Official academic transcript
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Course descriptions for Mathematics prerequisites
Specialization Notes

Department of Econometrics / MSc Econometrics and Management Science.