MInt Amsterdam
Macroeconomics and International Economics Research Group


Dr. D. Veestraeten
Assistant professor

Phone:+31 (0)20 525 4194
Fax:+31 (0)20 525 4254
Office: J/K1.51, Valckenierstraat 65-67, 1018 EX Amsterdam
Email: Dirk.Veestraeten@uva.nl



CV
Information about "Minorprogramma's Economie en Bedrijfskunde"

Teaching:
Geld en Bankwezen (BSc course)
International Trade and Investment (BSc course)
Internationale Monetaire Betrekkingen (BSc course)
International Economic Cooperation (MSc course)
International Finance (MSc course)
International Trade Theory and Policy (MSc course)
Research Seminar Track International Economics & Globalization (MSc course)
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Research interests:
Exchange rate economics, monetary unions, international economic organisations, asset pricing

Short bio:
Dirk Veestraeten is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Amsterdam. His teaching activities focus on the University's curriculum in International Economics. He holds a Ph.D. from the Katholieke Universiteit of Leuven (K.U. Leuven, Belgium).

Key publications:
Veestraeten, D. (2008), “Valuing stock options when prices are subject to a lower boundary,”Journal of Futures Markets, 28, 231-247.
Veestraeten, D. (2004), “The probability density function for a reflected Brownian Motion,”Computational Economics, 24, 185-207.
De Grauwe, P., H. Dewachter and D. Veestraeten (1999), “Price Dynamics under Stochastic Process Switching: Some Extensions and an Application to EMU,”Journal of International Money and Finance, 18, 195-224.

Recent papers:
Stochastic process switching when the time is ripe
Currency option pricing in a credible exchange rate target zone