News and events of Tilburg School of Economics and Management
News
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Keuzegids Universiteiten 2020: Six Tilburg University Bachelor’s programs rank # 1
27th November 2019Economics and Theology top programs according to Keuzegids
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Anatomy of political risk
19th November 2019Quantifying the economic impact of risks emanating from the political system (e.g., referendum in the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, shutdown of the federal government in the United States) has often proven difficult due to a lack of firm-level data on exposure to political risk and on the political issues firms are most concerned about.
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Paper Stäbler accepted in Journal of Advertising Research
19th November 2019Samuel Stäbler got a single-authored paper on “Well-meant, poorly done: the negative consequences of giveaways” accepted for publication in the Journal of Advertising Research.
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Samuel Stäbler wins award
19th November 2019Samuel Stäbler won the 2019 GAMMA / KSMS dissertation competition award in Seoul.
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Paper Dekimpe accepted in International Journal of Research in Marketing
18th November 2019Marnik Dekimpe has a paper accepted for publication in the International Journal of Research in Marketing on “Retailing and Retailing Research in the Age of Big Data Analytics”.
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Paper Robert Smith accepted in Journal of Consumer Research
18th November 2019The paper: “The Meaning of Distraction: How Metacognitive Inferences from Distraction during Multitasking Affect Brand Evaluations” by Robert Smith (co-authored with PhD candidate Daniel Zane and Rebecca Reczek from Ohio State University) has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Consumer Research.
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Cooperation agreement with Zhejiang University
14th November 2019President of Tilburg University Prof. Koen Becking signed a co-operation agreement with the School of Management of Zhejiang University in Hangzhou China in October, on 5 projects aimed at “The Digital Economy”. Both TISEM and TSB are involved in these projects. Tilburg University has a strategic partnership with the School of Management of Zhejiang University.
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Paper Dekimpe and Geyskens accepted in Marketing Letters
12th November 2019the paper by Marnik Dekimpe and Inge Geyskens (together with Katrijn Gielens from UNC in Chapel Hill) on “Using Technology to Bring Online Convenience to Offline Shopping” has been accepted for publication at Marketing Letters as an Ideas Corner paper.
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Student Information Event - Master's program Data Science and Entrepreneurship
07th November 2019Join our student information event. With our Master's program Data Science & Entrepreneurship starting in September - together with our Pre-Master's program in February and September - we'd like to give you the opportunity during this event to learn more about the program on November, 26.
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Financial Times Ranking; Master in International Management ranked 3rd worldwide in terms of value for money
05th November 2019The Master in International Management is ranked 3rd worldwide in terms of value for money, according to Financial Times. Additional, we rank 9th worldwide in terms of career progress. These results contribute to a 57th position worldwide, compared to 89th in 2017.
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The procyclicality of banking in the euro area
11th October 2019A high procyclicality of banks’ loan loss provisioning is undesirable from a financial stability perspective, as it implies that bank capitalisations are more negatively affected at the trough of the business cycle, exactly when capital market conditions for banks are at their weakest.
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Taste-based discrimination: evidence from the Netherlands
10th October 2019Stereotyping is not the sole cause of discrimination against ethnic groups applying for jobs or seeking to rent a house. According to research by Elena Cettolin and Sigrid Suetens, it is also a matter of ‘taste-based discrimination’ by employers and landlords.
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Instrumental and affective ties within the laboratory: The impact of informal cliques on innovative productivity
10th October 2019Innovation within firms is influenced by the relationships individuals create and maintain among each other. In particular, knowledge-sharing ties can provide access to diverse knowledge that can enhance their innovative performance.
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Riding the bubble on low interest rates: evidence from the South Sea
08th October 2019Over the past years, a growing number of economists have become convinced that a new era has started – one characterized by unprecedentedly low interest rates. As a result, pundits discuss many disruptive effects inherent to this evolution.
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Better alignment of pension, mortgage and home-ownership gives consumers more financial flexibility
03rd October 2019Homeowners can see their pension income grow by as much as 25% if they can use the capital that is now set in stone earlier. However, the possibilities for making such financial choices are still limited and, moreover, unknown. The opportunities and risks of different loan and sale structures are complex and difficult for consumers to oversee. These are the findings of Tilburg University researchers Dirk Brounen and Eduard Ponds, together with Niels Kortleve (PGGM pension fund) in a Netspar studie.
