Prof.dr. D.M. (Daniel) Metzger

Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Member ERIM
Field: Finance & Accounting
Affiliated since 2019

My research interests are at the confluence of labor economics and corporate finance, entrepreneurship, and corporate governance. I am also interested in organizational economics and contract theory as they relate to corporate finance. Keywords: Human capital, Allocation of talent, CEOs, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Shareholder activism, Incentives  Personal webpage

Publications

  • Academic (7)
    • Metzger, D., Böhm, M., & Stromberg, P. (2022). Since You're So Rich, You Must Be Really Smart': Talent and the Finance Wage Premium. Review of Economic Studies, 90(5), 2215-2260. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2780367

    • Caggese, A., Cunat, V., & Metzger, D. (2019). Firing the Wrong Workers: Financing Constraints and Labor Misallocation. Journal of Financial Economics, 133(3), 589-607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2017.10.008

    • Bach, L., & Metzger, D. (2018). How close are close Shareholder Votes? The Review of Financial Studies, 32(8), 3183-3214. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhy126

    • Betzer, A., Gider, J., Metzger, D., & Theissen, E. (2015). Stealth Trading and Trade Reporting by Corporate Insiders. Review of Finance. https://doi.org/10.1093/rof/rfu007

    • Giannetti, M., & Metzger, D. (2015). Compensation and Competition for Talent: Evidence from the Financial Industry. Finance Research Letters. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2014.12.007

    • Custodio, C., & Metzger, D. (2014). Financial expert CEOs: CEO’s work experience and firm’s financial policies. Journal of Financial Economics. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/116001

    • Custodio, C., & Metzger, D. (2013). How do CEOs matter? The Effect of Industry Expertise on Acquisition Returns. The Review of Financial Studies. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/116003

  • Review of Economic Studies (Journal)

    Publication Peer-review (Academic)

Corporate Capital Structure: Effect on Human Capital
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Ratchanon Chotiputsilp
  • Time frame: 2019 -
PhD in Finance
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Shiwei Ye
  • Time frame: 2021 -
Information Transmission in Finance: Essays on Commodity Markets, Sustainable Investing, and Social Networks
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Romulo Trindade Tomé Marques Alves
  • Time frame: 2016 - 2021
PhD in Finance
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Francesca Caucci
  • Time frame: 2022 -
Crowdfunding: A Disruptive Innovation in Entrepreneurial Finance?
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Aleksandrina Ralcheva
  • Time frame: 2015 - 2023
2021
October
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Conference
As: Coordinator

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Netherlands