Guido Baltussen

Guido Baltussen is Professor in Finance (Chair: Behavioral Finance and Financial Markets) at the Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and a full Tinbergen Institute and ERIM fellow. He maintains a dual career as Head of Factor Investing & Co-Head of Quant Fixed Income at Robeco Asset Management, managing quantitative investment strategies across equities, fixed income, and other asset classes.

Dr. Baltussen earned his PhD in Finance from Erasmus University Rotterdam following completion of a Tinbergen Institute research master program. Prior to his doctoral studies, he was a visiting scholar at Stern School of Business, New York University.

His research focuses on the intersection of Behavioral Finance and traditional finance, examining how psychological factors influence financial markets and investment decisions. Key areas include market anomalies, factor-based investing, asset pricing, portfolio construction, and individual investor behavior. His work bridges theoretical finance with practical investment applications, often investigating how behavioral insights can improve investment processes through experimental and empirical methods.

Analysis of his recent publications reveals strong emphasis on global factor investing across multiple asset classes, market anomalies, risk preferences in different contexts, and behavioral applications to portfolio management. Many studies employ experimental methods to understand decision-making under uncertainty, with significant focus on how investors behave in social contexts versus anonymity.

His notable scientific contributions include:

• 2012 'Outstanding Investment Paper' award at the Eastern Finance Association meetings

Dr. Baltussen's research has been widely covered in major financial media including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, MoneyWeek, and Financial Times. He publishes in both top academic journals (American Economic Review, Journal of Financial Economics) and practitioner-oriented publications (Financial Analyst Journal, Journal of Portfolio Management).

He teaches a master-seminar on 'Behavioral Investing' at Erasmus University and contributes regular behavioral finance columns to the Dutch investment site IEX.nl, demonstrating his commitment to translating academic research into practical investment insights.