Ralph de Haas

Ralph de Haas is a part-time Associate Professor of Finance at Tilburg University and holds multiple prominent affiliations, including Director of Research at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London, Research Associate at ZEW, CEPR Research Fellow, Fellow at the European Banking Center, and Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute of Global Affairs (London School of Economics and Political Science).

Education:

• PhD in Economics, Utrecht University

Research Interests focus on global banking, development finance, and financial intermediation, with recent work on randomized controlled trials for financial inclusion in Morocco and Turkey. His research intersects with sustainable financial markets and pensions.

Scientific Awards:

• Willem F. Duisenberg Fellowship Prize (2014)

Publications appear in leading peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, and American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. His work spans themes like banking systems, financial inclusion, and economic development.

Collaborations include roles at ZEW's Research Unit 'Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets' and leadership at the EBRD, where he drives research strategies aligned with development finance.