dr. L.J.R. (Bert) Scholtens

I work on several projects (see also teaching):

- investigation as to how corporate greenhouse gas emissions relate to financial performance and which vectors are behind any relationships;

- how efficient and effective financial instruments are regarding addressing climatic change and managing climate risk;

- study as to how financial markets and credit rating agencies produce market relevant information regarding environmental and social performance of firms;

- efficiency and effectiveness of climate finance initiatives;

- drivers of financial and climate performance in the banking industry;

- the role of externalities in financial intermediation theory;

- financial perspective of keystone agents in business and economics.

Phd's Supervised

Pham Thi Thu Tra - Essays on Borrowing and Debt Contracting - 2006 [with Robert Lensink]

Ilko Naaborg - Foreign Bank Entry and Performance - 2007 [with Jakob de Haan and Robert Lensink]

Lammertjan Dam - Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Markets - 2008 [with Elmer Sterken]

Choudhry Tanveer Shehzad - Panel Studies on Bank Risks and Crises - 2009 [with Jakob de Haan]

Muhammad Omer - Selected Topics in International Monetary Economics - 2014 [with Jakob de Haan]

Yanping Zhao - Essays on International Capital Flows, Currency Crises and Exchange Rate Regimes - 2014 [with Jakob de Haan]

Michael Rezec - Alternative Approaches in ESG Investing - Four Essays on Investment Performance and Risk - 2015 [with Andreas Hoepner]

Suxiao Li - International Fund FLows: Surges, Sudden Stops and Cyclicality - 2017 [with Jakob de Haan]

Moritz Wiesel - Investing, Personality and Social Preferences - 2017 [with Kristian Myrseth]

Saski Störch - Not all derivatives are alike: Insight from the German market - 2017 [with Andrea Schertler]

Herman van Os - Modular Evaluation Method for Subsurface Activities - 2018 [with Rien Herber]

Qiubin Huang - Systemic Risk and Financial Regulation - 2019 [with Jakob de Haan]

Edie Erman Che Johari - Bank Payout Policy: Evidence from Three Regulatory Changes - 2019 [with Dimitris Chronopoulos and John Wilson]

Arjan Trinks - Falling for Rising Temperatures? Finance in a Carbon-constrained world - 2020 [with Machiel Mulder]

Konstantinos Sklavos - Energy Markets and the Financial Environment - 2021 [with Lammertjan Dam]

Meng Han - Commodities as an Asset Class - 2022 [with Lammertjan Dam]

Lina Xie - The Role of Public Financial Institutions in Reducing CO2 Emissions and Countries' Vulnerability to Climate Risks - 2024 [with Swarnodeep Homroy]