Daniel Urban

Daniel Urban is an Assistant Professor of Finance in the Department of Business Economics at Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam. His research focuses on corporate finance, corporate governance, private equity, sustainability, board dynamics, and household finance. He is actively involved in empirical research with publications in top-tier journals such as Management Science, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Journal of Corporate Finance.

His research interests center on understanding the mechanisms of corporate decision-making, governance structures, and financial regulation. Key areas include the impact of board composition on firm value, creditor rights in insolvency, cultural influences on executive power, and the economic implications of financial regulations in both corporate and non-corporate settings such as sports leagues. He also explores sustainability issues, particularly how passive ownership affects environmental performance.

The trends in his recent articles reflect a strong emphasis on empirical corporate finance using quasi-natural experiments and policy changes across countries. His work often leverages legal reforms, exogenous shocks (like ATM explosions or executive deaths), and international data to identify causal effects. Topics span governance, financing, restructuring, and broader societal impacts of financial decisions, demonstrating a multidisciplinary approach grounded in rigorous econometric methods.

While no formal scientific awards are mentioned in the provided text, his research has been widely recognized through presentations at major finance conferences and media coverage by outlets such as the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and VoxEU.

Daniel Urban advises and collaborates with several researchers and PhD candidates, as evidenced by his co-authored working papers. His projects have received competitive research grants, including funding from NWO XS. He is involved in multiple ongoing projects related to gender diversity in boards and lending, passive ownership and sustainability, and digital payment shifts.

He is part of the Finance Group at the Erasmus School of Economics, contributing to research seminars and academic discourse. His work is disseminated through platforms like SSRN, Google Scholar, and his personal website, and he actively participates in the academic community by ranking finance conferences and analyzing publication success.