Simon Rottke

Simon Rottke is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam. He specializes in Asset Pricing, Behavioral Finance, and Household Finance, focusing on how investor behavior influences market prices. Rottke holds affiliations with the Tinbergen Institute as a Research Fellow and is part of the TBEAR network. His research explores topics such as disagreement dynamics among investors, hedge fund risk exposure, and the cross-section of risk and returns.

Education and Career: Rottke earned his doctorate from Kiel University and previously worked at the University of Münster. He is a co-organizer of the JEF Seminar.

Research Trends: His recent work emphasizes behavioral aspects of financial markets, including investor sentiment’s impact on stock prices and the systemic risks posed by hedge funds. Key contributions include analyzing belief dynamics following information shocks and refining methodologies to isolate priced risk in portfolio construction.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Tinbergen Institute and TBEAR network, focusing on collaborative research in finance and economics.