Professor Jacco Thijssen is a leading academic in Mathematical Finance at the University of York's Department of Mathematics, with a visiting professorship at Lisbon School of Economics and Management (ISEG). He holds a PhD and MSc in Econometrics & Operations Research from Tilburg University. His research focuses on mathematical models of investment under uncertainty, particularly real options theory, game-theoretic dynamics, and applications in environmental and infrastructure investment. He collaborates with institutions across Europe, including NTNU, Tilburg, and Antwerp universities. His work spans projects like CCUS technology valuation, infrastructure investment uncertainty, and competitive investment timing under demand volatility. He currently advises four PhD students and has led grants from NERC on topics like carbon markets and coastal ecosystem recovery financing. He is also part of the Mathematical Finance and Stochastic Analysis Research Group at York. Education: BSc and PhD in Econometrics & Operations Research from Tilburg University. Former positions include roles at Trinity College Dublin and York's Department of Economics and Management School (now School for Business and Society). Research interests emphasize strategic investment timing, ambiguity aversion, and stochastic modeling in economics and finance. His projects include analyzing carbon markets, renewable energy investments, and policy impacts on green technologies. He actively engages with international collaborators and supervises research in real options applications. Recent grants include leadership roles in NERC-funded projects exploring tree-landscape benefits and coastal ecosystem recovery through insurance mechanisms. His publications bridge theory and practice, addressing issues like pandemic intervention timing and risk-free asset proxies in financial markets.
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