Dr. Peter Wakker

Professor

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Biography

Peter Wakker is a professor of decision uncertainty at Erasmus School of Economics, specializing in behavioral economics and risk/ambiguity. He has published extensively in leading journals across economics, business, medicine, psychology, statistics, and mathematics, earning recognition as one of the best-publishing Dutch economists on multiple occasions. Wakker has collaborated with Nobel Prize winners and was acknowledged as the 157th most influential economist and 20,463rd influential researcher in various disciplines according to a 2020 study by Ioannidis et al. His influential works include a notable paper in the Journal of Economic Theory, and he has received prestigious awards, such as the Medical Decision Making Career Achievement Award in 2007 and the Frank P. Ramsey Medal in 2013. Furthermore, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in economics from the University of St. Gallen in 2016. Wakker also advises on insurance and media matters and leads a research group dedicated to Behavioral Economics.

Research Interests

Courses

Microeconomics IV Risk Rationality Scientific Integrity

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.