Mads Nielsen

Mads Nielsen serves as an Assistant Professor of Finance in the Department of Economics at Utrecht University School of Economics, specializing within the Finance Section.

Education

• PhD: University of Lausanne (UNIL) and Swiss Finance Institute

Research Focus: Dr. Nielsen investigates the effects of information frictions on financial market behavior and beliefs through theoretical and empirical frameworks. His work examines return predictability driven by technological advancements, regulatory trade-offs under asymmetric information, and communication incentives, all unified by the theme of learning under uncertainty.

Publication Trends: Recent research (2021-2023) analyzes social media's influence on market sentiment, complexity in asset pricing models, local news impacts on social assets, and dividend policies amid information asymmetry. These studies demonstrate interdisciplinary approaches leveraging novel data sources to dissect market dynamics and information dissemination.

Awards

• No scientific awards listed in available sources

Academic Service: Current teaching includes Management Accounting and Corporate Decision Making (2024), Principles of Corporate Finance (2023), and Empirical Economics (2023) at Utrecht. Previously served as Teaching Assistant for Financial Analysis, Real Estate Finance, Data Science for Finance, and Valuation courses at UNIL (2019-2022).