Thomas Maurer
Associate Professor
Main contributions
Journal of Financial Economics (2024), Mangement Science (2023), Review of Finance (2023), Review of Asset Pricing Studies (2022), Journal of Financial Economics (2021)
Discipline:
Finance
Faculty:
Data Science, Economics & Finance
Expertise:
Bio
Thomas Andreas Maurer is an Associate Professor of Finance at EDHEC. He joined EDHEC in 2026 after serving as an Assistant Professor at Washington University in St. Louis (2012-2019) and Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong (2019-2026). He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of St. Gallen, an M.Sc. in Finance and Economics (Distinction) and a Ph.D. in Finance from the London School of Economics. He was a visiting scholar at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2010-2011.
Professor Maurer’s main research agenda focuses on the intersection of asset pricing and international finance. His published work studies the sources of risks and associated risk premia, optimal portfolio choice, transaction costs, and macro-finance models. Besides his core research agenda his work also covers topics in information economics, mutual funds, and household finance. His research appears in leading Journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics (2021, 2024), Review of Finance (2023), Management Science (2019, 2024), and Review of Asset Pricing Studies (2022), alongside an active portfolio of working papers.
He regularly presents at leading conferences such as the American Finance Association, Western Finance Association, European Finance Association and many others. Moreover, he regularly gives seminar presentations at leading research universities around the globe. Professor Maurer was awarded several competitive research grants, and his contributions have been recognized with awards.
Besides academic work he has published the policy article “Oh, My Poor Funds – A Timely Revisit of Hong Kong’s MPF System” in the Hong Kong Economics Green Paper series in January 2025.
At EDHEC he teaches courses on econometrics (Ph.D.), derivatives (masters), and international finance (masters). Before EDHEC, he taught courses on investment theory (masters), derivatives (undergraduates, masters, MBA), asset pricing theory (Ph.D.), and corporate finance (MBA) at Wash U and HKU. He also provides recorded lectures on Derivatives on YouTube, which have been watched over 44,800 times. Furthermore, he has a strong track record of mentorship and placement for doctoral students, with Assistant Professor placements at schools like Boston University and the University of Manchester, and the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research.
He is a founding member of the International Finance Society and co organized its inaugural conference in Hong Kong (June 2025), with the second annual meeting in Switzerland (2026). He regularly serves the profession as a referee for leading journals, including the American Economic Review, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, and many others. He further contributes to program committees, and serves as session chair or discussant at major conferences.
Professor Maurer’s main research agenda focuses on the intersection of asset pricing and international finance. His published work studies the sources of risks and associated risk premia, optimal portfolio choice, transaction costs, and macro-finance models. Besides his core research agenda his work also covers topics in information economics, mutual funds, and household finance. His research appears in leading Journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics (2021, 2024), Review of Finance (2023), Management Science (2019, 2024), and Review of Asset Pricing Studies (2022), alongside an active portfolio of working papers.
He regularly presents at leading conferences such as the American Finance Association, Western Finance Association, European Finance Association and many others. Moreover, he regularly gives seminar presentations at leading research universities around the globe. Professor Maurer was awarded several competitive research grants, and his contributions have been recognized with awards.
Besides academic work he has published the policy article “Oh, My Poor Funds – A Timely Revisit of Hong Kong’s MPF System” in the Hong Kong Economics Green Paper series in January 2025.
At EDHEC he teaches courses on econometrics (Ph.D.), derivatives (masters), and international finance (masters). Before EDHEC, he taught courses on investment theory (masters), derivatives (undergraduates, masters, MBA), asset pricing theory (Ph.D.), and corporate finance (MBA) at Wash U and HKU. He also provides recorded lectures on Derivatives on YouTube, which have been watched over 44,800 times. Furthermore, he has a strong track record of mentorship and placement for doctoral students, with Assistant Professor placements at schools like Boston University and the University of Manchester, and the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research.
He is a founding member of the International Finance Society and co organized its inaugural conference in Hong Kong (June 2025), with the second annual meeting in Switzerland (2026). He regularly serves the profession as a referee for leading journals, including the American Economic Review, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, and many others. He further contributes to program committees, and serves as session chair or discussant at major conferences.