Prof. Daniel Metzger, Ph.D

Research focuses

Labor and Finance, Corporate Finance, Financial Literacy, Managerial Labor Markets

Curriculum vitae

2019 – 2026, Full Professor of Finance, Rotterdam School of Management
2017– 2019, Associate Professor of Finance (with tenure), Stockholm School of Economics
2011 – 2017, Assistant Professor of Finance (tenure track), Stockholm School of Economics
2011, PhD in Economics, London School of Economics
2006, Diplom in Economics, University of Bonn
2003, MSc in Interdisciplinary Mathematics, University of Warwick

Selected publications

“The Impact of Financial Education of Managers on Medium and Large Enterprises – Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Mozambique” (with C. Custodio and D. Mendes), December 2024, Journal of Finance.
Since you’re so rich, you must be really smart: Talent, Rent Sharing and the Finance Wage Premium” (with M. Böhm and P. Strömberg), 2022, Review of Economic Studies.
“Firing the Wrong Workers: Financing Constraints and Labor Misallocation” (with A. Caggese and V. Cunat), Journal of Financial Economics, Volume 133, Issue 3, September 2019, Pages 589-607.
“How close are close Shareholder Votes?” (with L. Bach), The Review of Financial Studies, Volume 32, Issue 8, August 2019, Pages 3183–3214.
"Financial expert CEOs: CEO’s work experience and firm’s financial policies” (with C. Custodio), Journal of Financial Economics, Volume 114, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 125-154.
“How do CEOs matter? The Effect of Industry Expertise on Acquisition Returns.” (with C. Custodio), Review of Financial Studies, Volume 26, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2008-2047.

Contact information

Prof. Daniel Metzger, Ph.D

Department of Finance
Phone: +49 (0)221 470-91187
Email: daniel.metzger@wiso.uni-koeln.de
WWW: Daniel Metzger - Personal webpage