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Faculty of Applied Economic Sciences - Research Newsletter

The Faculty of Applied Economic Sciences is proud to present its first e-newsletter, which will be published every four months. We invite you to check our research news and appointments. The links to our website offer you information on our publications 2010-2011, ordered by research domain. You are also welcome to participate in our upcoming events and to check our vacancies.

Research news

KBC Research Chair in Financial Risk Management

Risk management is currently a hot topic in the financial sector; a fact borne out repeatedly over recent months and years by the financial crisis. New insight into the subject will lead to improved risk management in the future. Precisely for this reason, the UA and KBC join forces and create the KBC chair in Risk Management , which will focus on financial risk management. The chair will fund a doctoral study to thoroughly examine the management of financial risks.

Prof. dr. Jan Annaert and prof. dr. Marc De Ceuster will be the UA-members of the scientific committee of this four-year venture.

BNP Paribas Fortis Chair assigned to the Faculty of Applied Economic Sciences of the University of Antwerp

On 27 September 2010, the official signing took place at the University of Antwerp of the BNP Paribas Fortis chair on transport, logistics and ports. The chair consists of a multi-annual contract, funding a professorship position at the Department of Transport and Regional Economics . The aim of the chair is to conduct research on selected topics in the domains of transportation, logistics and seaports. Furthermore, an important goal is also to set up dissemination events, targeting transport scientists and the interested public on the one hand, and interested students through specific events on the other hand. Dr. Thierry Vanelslander will be the chair holder.

University of Antwerp launches ACTRAMAR: the Knowledge centre for Transport- and Maritime Law

With the establishment of the knowledge centre ACTRAMAR the University of Antwerp and the Antwerp Maritime Academy continue their research tradition in international maritime law and will stimulate research in this domain even more than ever. Four partners participate in Actramar: the faculty of Law and the faculty of Applied Economic Sciences of the University of Antwerp, the Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp (ITMMA) and the Antwerp Maritime Academy. These partners have been active in the domain of transport and maritime law for a long time. The combination of their strengths in this domain will create new opportunities. One example is the new postgraduate course in Transport and Maritime Law, open to professionals from the maritime and transport sector. Actramar will also host fundamental and interdisciplinary scientific research in these domains. Furthermore, the knowledge centre welcomes requests for advice from the port community, government or the private sector.

New appointments

Incoming appointments

David Martens joined the University of Antwerp in a Tenure Track BOF position in the domain of Predictive data mining for marketing and finance.

Outgoing appointments

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Kalliopi Mylona was appointed lecturer at the School of Mathematics – University of Southampton.

Awards

· Peter Goos received the 2011 Microsoft Research Distinguished Visiting Fellowship for his participation in the research programme on Design of Experiments at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge (UK)

· Peter Goos received the Top Senior Researcher Award of the Erasmus School of Economics for his high quality research performance

· Eddy Laveren received the Family Business Review Award for 2009 Outstanding Reviewer Honourable Mention at the Family Firm Institute Annual Conference, October 2010, Chicago

· Roxanne Adolphy won the VEA prize with her Master thesis on ‘Verschillende gevolgen voor rederijen en havens van een economische crisis’, under promotorship of Prof. Eddy Van de Voorde

PhD defences

Defences 2011

· Jesse SEGERS - 11/02/2011 - Exploring 'new career' models and coaching. Promoter: D. Vloeberghs (University of Antwerp)

· Quan MINH NHUT- 15/02/2011 - Economic and Efficiency Analysis of Selected Farming Patterns: The Case of Irrigated Systems in the Mekong River Delts, Vietnam. Promoter: L. Cuyvers (University of Antwerp)

Defences 2010

· Ana RIVAS - 22/12/2010 - Gender, Wages and Globalisation of Production in Developing Countries. Promoter: G. Calfat (IOB)

· Christa SYS - 10/12/2010 - Inside the box: assessing the competitive conditions, the concentration and the market structure of the container liner shipping industry. Promoters: E. Van de Voorde (University of Antwerp) and E. Omey (Ghent University)

· Frederik MICHIELS - 7/12/2010 - Dependence modelling in Economic Applications: towards a more efficient copula approach. Promoter: A. De Schepper (University of Antwerp)

· Thomas VANOUTRIVE - 6/12/2010 - From mobility management and multilevel modelling towards modelling mobility and multilevel management. Promoter: A. Verhetsel (University of Antwerp) and F. Witlox (Ghent University)

· Patrick SCHITTEKAT - 5/11/2010 - Metaheuristics for Planning in Logistics - From Theory to Industrial Applications . Promoter: P. Goos and K. Sörensen (University of Antwerp)

· Barbara VAN DYCK - 14/10/2010 - When the Third Sector builds the City. Brownfield Transformation Projects in Marseille and Montréal. Promoter: A. Verhetsel (University of Antwerp)

· Tadele FEREDE - 29/9/2010 - Economic growth, policy reforms, household livelihoods and environmental degradation in rural Ethiopia: towards an integrated model of economic transformation. Promoter: G. Erreygers (University of Antwerp)

· Adriana PELUFFO - 13/09/2010 - Trade Liberalization and Manufacturing Performance: the Uruguayan case. Promoter: G. Calfat (IOB)

· Eleonora CAVAGNERO - 29/06/2010 - Measurements, Assessments and Alternatives to improve equity with a focus on Argentina. Promoter: G. Carrin (University of Antwerp)

· Dominik MAHR - 26/05/2010 - Customer Co-creation of Knowledge during the Innovation Process. Promoter: A. Lievens (University of Antwerp)

· Phu Son NGUYEN - 23/04/2010 - Socio-economic efficiency and development potential of Artemia production on salt-based area in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Promoter: L. Cuyvers (University of Antwerp)

· Katrien VAN DE POEL - 23/2/2010 - New regulation and financial reporting quality in Europe: three empirical studies on IFRS, corporate governance and public oversight. Promoter: A. Vanstraelen (University of Antwerp)

· Cindy MOONS - 13/01/2010 - Essays on monetary and fiscal policy in the Euro area. Promoter: J. Plasmans (University of Antwerp)

· Ann LECLUYSE - 29/1/2010 - Essays on inequality in health and health care expenditures in Belgium. Promoter: D. De Graeve (University of Antwerp)

Selected Research projects

EU-projects – KP7

· Transport

INLANAV : Innovative Inland Navigation – promoter : Eddy Van de Voorde

INNOSUTRA : Innovation Processes in Surface Transport - promoter : Eddy Van de Voorde, Hilde Meersman, Thierry Van Elslander

HERMES: High Efficient and Reliable arrangeMEnts for CroSsmodal Transport - promoter: Eddy Van de Voorde, Hilde Meersman

MARKET-UP : Transport Research Market Uptake - promoter: Eddy Van de Voorde, Hilde Meersman, Thierry Vanelslander

· Management

COMPOSITE: Comparative police studies in EU - promoter: Arjen van Witteloostuijn

EU-projects - Marie Curie

	DEVACOE : Design of experiments for variance component estimation – promoter: Peter Goos Fellow: Mylona Kalliopi
	FATT: Factors Affecting Training Transfer – promoter: Henri Masson Fellow: Nga Pham

National projects

Accounting and finance

· KBC Research Chair in financial risk management – promoters: Jan Annaert, Marc De Ceuster

· The impact of presentational qualities of corporate narrative disclosure on risks and performances on the properties of financial analyst behaviour in an international setting – promoter: Walter Aerts

· Beleggingsrendementen op lange termijn: een onderzoek voor België 1838-2010 - promoters: Marc Deloof, Jan Annaert

· Processing of the KeFiK-survey SME-financing - promoter: Eddy Laveren

· Successful successions and how to cope with strategic, relational, financial and fiscal-juridical aspects - promoter: Eddy Laveren

· High-growth firms: an analysis of determinants and growth enablers - promoters: Rudy Martens, Eddy Laveren

Management

· Merging writing process data with lexica – promoter: Luuk Van Waes

· The influence of text representation on the reading-during-writing process – promoters: Luuk Van Waes, Marielle Leijten

· The impact of strategic sourcing on strategic and financial performance: An empirical analysis of Belgian and Dutch industrial companies – promoters: Paul Matthyssens, Koen Vandenbempt

· Strategic choices, institutionalism and the business incubator phenomenon: how does the institutional context influence the relationship between an incubator's strategic choices and its performance? – promoter: Paul Matthyssens

· Determinanten van innovatie en groei van KMO’s en zelfstandigen – promoter: Arjen van Witteloostuijn

· Development strategic vision on the economic policy of the Province of Antwerp - promoters: Paul Matthyssens, Ann Verhetsel

Marketing

· Design and validation of models for short-term and long-term media mix investment optimization - promoters: Patrick De Pelsmacker, Nathalie Dens, Peter Goos

Environment, technology management & operations research

· Analyseren van de impact van nieuws- en beursberichten op Belgische aandeelprijzen via text mining - promoters: David Martens, Walter Daelemans

· Integrated decision making for multi-level vehicle routing problems – promoters: Kenneth Sörensen, Peter Goos

· Safe vehicle routing of dangerous goods through integration of multi-objective optimization and multi-criteria decision making - promoters: Kenneth Sörensen, Johan Springael

· HECoRE: Household energy consumption and rebound effect – promoter: Aviel Verbruggen

Transport

· BNP Paribas Fortis Chair in transport, logistics and ports – promoters: Eddy Van de Voorde, Hilde Meersman, Ann Verhetsel, Thierry Vanelslander

· Investigation of traffic flows from, to and within the Antwerp port area - promoters: Eddy Van de Voorde, Hilde Meersman, Ann Verhetsel, Tom Pauwels and Thierry Vanelslander

· Preparation of a database and modelling of relevant trade flows for the Port of Antwerp - p romoters: Eddy Van de Voorde, Hilde Meersman, Ann Verhetsel, Tom Pauwels and Thierry Vanelslander

Corporate Communication

· Corporate communication in a maritime context - promoter: Lieve Vangehuchten

National grants

	IWT doctoral grant: Sustainable multi-modal transportation planning purposes in the chemical industry Fellow: Sylvie Busschaert Promoter: Kenneth Sörensen
	IWT doctoral grant: The use of IT Value Management Practices in Achieving Financial Firm Performance from IT Enabled Investments Fellow: Kim Maes Promoter: Wim Van Grembergen
	IWT doctoral grant: Designing Enterprises for Evolvability: an Integrated Approach based on Fundamental Engineering Concepts Fellow: Peter De Bruyn Promoter: Herwig Mannaert
	IWT doctoral grant: Sustainability through supply chain collaboration Fellow: Christine Vanovermeire Promoter: Kenneth Sörensen
	FWO doctoral grant: Applications of competition policy to the sports industry Fellow: Thomas Peeters Promoter: Stefan Késenne
	FWO post-doctoral grant: Writing professional texts from multiple (digital) sources Fellow: Marielle Leijten Promoters: Paul Matthyssens & Luuk Van Waes
	IWT Baekeland doctoral grant at IBM Consulting: Ontwerpen van een optimale interactieve omgeving om gezondheidscommunicatie effectiever en kostenefficiënter te maken. Toepassen van innoverende portaal-leeromgevingen en social software Fellow: Martine Lewi Promoter: Patrick De Pelsmacker

Click for more information on the research centres and research topics of the faculty of Applied Economic Sciences .

Publications

Selected international journal articles, monographs and contributions to books, ordered by research area. Click to view our publications 2010-2011 in each research domain.

Accounting & finance	Management
Economics	Marketing
Corporate communication	Technology, environment, operations research
Management information systems	Transport and regional economics

Research papers

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Upcoming events

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Vacancies

· Junior research fellow in the field of transport infrastructure finance

· Doctoraal onderzoeker in het domein Organisatietheorie, HRM

· Doctoral researcher - Department of Marketing and the Business Statistics Research Unit

· Doctoraatsbeurs (100%) voor één jaar in het domein “Analyseren van de impact van nieuws- en beursberichten op Belgische aandeelprijzen via text mining”

· Tenured Academic Staff in the domain of Supply Chain Management / Operations Management / Operations Research

· Tenured Academic Staff Accountancy