Benink

Harald Benink is Full Professor of Finance at the Rotterdam School of Management of Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Name of the chair is "Institutional Design of Integrating Markets".
Prof. Benink is also Chairman of the International Master of Science in Business Administration (IMScBA) Program at the Rotterdam Schools of Management and Economics of Erasmus University Rotterdam. He holds a Master's degree in Economics from Tilburg University, a Master's degree in Financial Economics from TIAS Business School (Tilburg University) and received his Ph.D. degree in Finance and Economics from Maastricht University. The thesis was entitled "Financial Fragility". Prof. Benink's research focuses on banking and finance and on European financial and monetary integration. He has published in various academic journals (including The Journal of Finance) and has also published a couple of books (including "Financial Integration in Europe"). He is also frequently cited in international financial newspapers such as The Economist and Financial Times. Furthermore, he is Founder and Chairman of the European Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee, a group of 15 professors and other independent experts coming from 11 European countries and the U.S. He is also Invited Member of the Latin-American Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee.

Finally, he is Adviser of the Sector Financial Services of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young in the Netherlands. During the period 1989-1996 Prof.
Benink was Adviser of the Banking and Financial Services Group of Ernst & Young in the Netherlands. In 1990 he participated in the summer intern program of the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC, working at the European Department.

HARALD A. BENINK