News and events of Tilburg School of Economics and Management
News
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Paper Marnik Dekimpe accepted for publication in the International Journal of Research in Marketing
20th September 2021Marnik Dekimpe had a paper accepted on “A Global Perspective on the Marketing Mix Across Time and Space” (co-authored with Julian Wichmann from the University of Cologne, Uppal Abhinav from the Indian School of Business, and Amalesh Sharma from the Mays Business School in Texas). The paper is forthcoming at the International Journal of Research in Marketing.
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MSc International Management ranked 4th worldwide in terms of value for money
13th September 2021Tilburg University’s Master in International Management ranks number 5 in the world in terms of value for money. Overall, the program continues to rank among the top 50 best Management programs in the world. This is according to the annual Masters in Management ranking by Financial Times. Tilburg University retains its 49th position of the 2020 ranking (up from position 57 in 2019), while the overall satisfaction about the program among alumni increased to 8.60 on a 0-10 scale.
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Behavioral interventions have positive effect on environmentally conscious behavior
06th September 2021Can behavioral interventions improve environmental behavior, not only in the short term, but also in the longer term? Mirthe Boomsma gave a positive answer to this question in her research, for which she will obtain her doctorate at Tilburg University on Wednesday, September 8. Her research focuses on behavioral interventions in separation of waste and energy consumption
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Growth in the number of women at the top is flattening
06th September 2021The growth in the number of women at the top of large Dutch companies is flattening. This is the conclusion of the annual Dutch Female Board Index by Mijntje Lückerath, who is a professor of corporate governance at TIAS.
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Separating Auditing from Consulting: More Complex than it Seems
16th August 2021The business of auditing companies has a built-in conflict: The company pays the auditor’s fees, which might dampen the auditor’s enthusiasm for delivering unwelcome news to company management.
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Professor Dr. Ron Berndsen appointed as professor for the Special Chair of Financial Market Infrastructures
29th July 2021Professor Dr. Ron Berndsen has been appointed as professor for the Special Chair of Financial Market Infrastructures at Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM) of Tilburg University. The chair has been established with the support CCP12 - The Global Association of Central Counterparties.
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1.1 million funding for research into supervision in organizational networks
21st July 2021Professor of Public Governance Patrick Kenis receives over 1.1 million euro of research funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for research into the renewal of supervision for network organizations. He will conduct this research together with co-applicant dr Jörg Raab (TSB, Organizational Studies).
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Tilburg University Economics Ranking 2016-2020
16th July 2021The new Tilburg University Economics Ranking is available. This EconTop ranking of research institutes is based on the number of publications in the most important journals in economic sciences in the period from 2016 to 2020. Tilburg University is currently ranked at position 48 worldwide, and 19 in Europe.
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Three prestigious Vidi research grants from NWO for Tilburg University
13th July 2021NWO has awarded Tilburg University three research grants of 800.000 euros each.
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Marike Knoef appointed as endowed professor of Capital-Funded Pensions
05th July 2021Tilburg University has appointed Marike Knoef as endowed professor of Capital-Funded Pensions at the Tilburg School of Economics and Management, effective July 1, 2021. The remit of the chair is the study of capital-funded pensions from an integrated perspective to contribute to the formation of ideas about the future of supplementary pensions in the Netherlands. The institution establishing the endowed chair is Instituut Gak. The research is part of the research program of pension network and think tank Netspar.
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Shifting the starting point of the deductible in healthcare insurance reduces healthcare costs
01st July 2021Under the Dutch Healthcare Insurance Act (Zorgverzekeringswet), everyone faces a mandatory deductible: people have to pay the first € 385 (in 2020) of their healthcare costs out of their own pocket. The purpose of the deductible is to make insured individuals aware of the costs of healthcare by having them pay some of these costs themselves. However, this deductible has a number of drawbacks. Having studied these as part of her PhD research, Minke Remmerswaal shows that other forms of cost-sharing schemes, such as shifted deductibles and co-insurance rates, are more effective. On July 2, she will defend her PhD thesis at Tilburg University.
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Four Tilburg University Students participate in international Case Competition "Educating the world"
28th June 2021Stan den Teuling (International Business Administration), Jull Schuurmans (Business analytics & operations research), Sterre Rietbergen (International Business Administration) and Julie Habets (Internal Business Administration) form the TiSEM team participating in the 2021 IIBD INTERNATIONAL CASE COMPETITION.
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The role of data-science in the fight against hunger
21st June 2021Hein Fleuren, Professor of Econometrics and Operations Research and co-founder of the Zero Hunger Lab was on the Radio 1 program Spraakmakers speaking about the role that data-science can play in the fight against hunger.
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MSc Finance ranked 5th worldwide in terms of value for money
21st June 2021Tilburg University’s Master in Finance continues to rank among the top 50 best Finance programs in the world and in terms of value for money, the program ranks number 5 in the world. This is according to the annual Masters in Finance ranking by Financial Times. Tilburg University rose to a 48th position (up from position 50 in 2020), while the overall satisfaction about the program among alumni increased to 8.54 on a 0-10 scale.
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Jeff Campbell appointed as Professor of Macroeconometrics
11th June 2021Tilburg University has appointed Dr. Campbell as Professor of Macroeconometrics at the Department Econometrics and Operations Research in the Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM), effective June 1, 2021. His research covers Econometrics, Industrial Organization and Macroeconomics.
