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Laurens Swinkels is an Associate Professor at the Erasmus School of Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam. His research interests focus primarily on asset pricing, investment management, and pension funds. He has contributed significantly to the field through various publications, including the article 'Global Factor Premiums' co-authored with Guido Baltussen and Pim Van Vliet in the Journal of Financial Economics. In addition to his academic work, Swinkels is actively involved in teaching finance courses, including Finance 1 and Finance (econometrics) which are pivotal in the Economics and Business Education curriculum. He has received recognition for his impactful research, notably the Graham & Dodd Scroll Award in 2025 and the Graham Dodd Award in 2015 for contributions that exemplify academic quality and societal relevance.
Department of Econometrics / MSc Econometrics and Management Science.