Dr. Michel Van Der Wel

Professor

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Biography

Michel van der Wel is a Full Professor at the Econometric Institute within the Erasmus School of Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam, where he also serves as the Vice Dean of Education. His primary research areas encompass financial econometrics, time series econometrics, term structure modeling, and macro-finance interactions. His work has been published in prestigious journals such as the Economic Journal, Applied Econometrics, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Financial Economics, and Journal of Financial Markets. In addition to his research contributions, Michel teaches courses in fixed income modeling as part of the MSc program in Quantitative Finance, and he has instructed numerous courses within the bachelor program of Econometrics.

Research Interests

Experience

Full Professor

2010-01-01 — Present

Erasmus School of Economics • Rotterdam, Netherlands

Full Professor at the Econometric Institute, focusing on teaching and research in econometrics.

Vice Dean of Education

2020-01-01 — Present

Erasmus School of Economics • Rotterdam, Netherlands

Oversees educational programs and curriculum development in the school.

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.