Dr. D.L. (Daniel) Urban

Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Associate Member ERIM
Field: Finance & Accounting
Affiliated since 2018

Daniel Urban’s research interests include corporate finance, corporate governance, and private equity. 

For more information please click here: https://sites.google.com/view/danielurban/home

Publications

  • Academic (10)
    • Goyal, V. K., Urban, D., & Zhao, W. (2025). Index Creation, Information Changes, and Financing*. Journal of Accounting Research, 63(5), 2181-2228. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-679X.12626

    • Hou, W., Smajlbegovic, E., & Urban, D. (2025). Ranking Finance Conferences: An Update. Journal of Empirical Finance, 84, Article 101652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2025.101652

    • Braun, R., Dorau, N., Jenkinson, T., & Urban, D. (2025). Size, returns, and value: Do private equity firms allocate capital according to manager skill? The Journal of Finance.

    • Schmid, T., & Urban, D. (2023). Female Directors and Firm Value: New Evidence from Directors' Deaths. Management Science, 69(4), 2449-2473. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2022.4412

    • Closset, F., Großmann, C., Kaserer, C., & Urban, D. (2023). Corporate restructuring and creditor power: Evidence from European insolvency law reforms. Journal of Banking and Finance, 149, Article 106756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2022.106756

    • Closset, F., & Urban, D. (2019). The balance of power between creditors and the firm: Evidence from German Insolvency Law. Journal of Corporate Finance, 58, 454-477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2019.06.004

    • Urban, D. (2019). The effects of culture on CEO power: International evidence from executive turnover. Journal of Banking and Finance, 104, 50-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2019.05.003

    • Birkhäuser, S., Kaserer, C., & Urban, D. (2018). Did UEFA's Financial Fair Play harm competition in European football leagues? Review of Managerial Science, 13(1), 113-145. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-017-0246-z

    • Reinartz, S., & Urban, D. (2017). Finance conference quality and publication success: A conference ranking. Journal of Empirical Finance, 42, 155-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2017.03.001

    • Rapp, MS., Schmid, T., & Urban, D. (2014). The value of financial flexibility and corporate financial policy. Journal of Corporate Finance, 29, 288-302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2014.08.004

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Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam

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Postbus 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
Netherlands