{"id":100,"date":"2023-05-30T14:05:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T14:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/website.prod.unilu.spikeseed.cloud\/fdef-en\/?post_type=research-departments&#038;p=100"},"modified":"2025-05-07T15:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T13:42:44","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"research-departments","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/research-departments\/department-of-finance\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section py-0 static\">\n<section class=\"py-0 wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\"><!-- SecondaryNavigationMirror --><div class=\"js-secondary-nav--sticky wp-block-unilux-blocks-secondary-navigation\" id=\"49391b90-54ca-4b7a-9649-872b8b5d6ce5\">\n    <nav id=\"secondary-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Secondary menu\" class=\"secondary-nav\">\n        <button class=\"secondary-nav__button btn btn-solid--primary w-full\" aria-expanded=\"false\" 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conducting internationally recognised research and publications in finance and related fields.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section  wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card-full-width\">\n    <div class=\"container 2xl:max-w-screen-2xl\">\n        <div class=\"max-w-11\/12\">\n            <div class=\"content-card content-card--left content-card__overlay--hidden wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card\">\n    \n<h2 class=\"content-card__heading has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"management-structure\"\n    >\nManagement structure<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card-visual-area\">\n    \n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            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The Advisory Board comprises experts from the Luxembourg financial center as well as researchers in Finance from other Universities. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Its mission is to provide expertise and guidance to the Department of Finance in its teaching, research and outreach missions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"section  wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card-full-width\">\n    <div class=\"container 2xl:max-w-screen-2xl\">\n        <div class=\"max-w-11\/12\">\n            <div class=\"content-card content-card--right content-card__overlay--hidden wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card\">\n    \n<h2 class=\"content-card__heading has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"teaching-and-research\"\n    >\nTeaching and research<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card-visual-area\">\n    \n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/T0A8929-copy-scaled.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/T0A8929-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/T0A8929-copy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/T0A8929-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/T0A8929-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/T0A8929-copy-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 79.00% 13.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 79.00% 13.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 3\/2; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/section>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper content-card__overlay\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-button-highlight-rounded bottom-left\" \n    href=\"#\"\n    target=\"_self\"\n>\n    \n<span class=\"btn-highlight-rounded__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/span>    <span class=\"icon-rounded\">\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right icon--lg\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/span>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-card__body  wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card-free-area\">\n    \n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"building-partnerships\"\n    >\nBuilding partnerships<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The department has a unique expertise in Alternative Investments, Asset Management, Asset Pricing, Banking, Econometrics, Experimental Economics and Finance, FinTech, Household Finance, the Statistical Analysis of Stochastic Processes, and Sustainable Finance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Our research aims at developing programmes and projects based on bilateral and well-balanced partnerships, especially with the financial center of Luxembourg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-people-centre section\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<h2 class=\"content-card__title has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"people-at-the-department-of-finance\"\n    >\nPeople at the Department of Finance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper flex flex-wrap -mx-16 xl:-mx-32\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper w-full xl:w-9\/12 px-16 xl:px-32\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"meet-the-team\"\n    >\nMeet the team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper flex flex-wrap -mx-16\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper w-full md:w-5\/12 mb-48 px-16\">\n<p>The Department of Finance is committed to providing excellence in education and research at the highest level. 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