Piet Duffhues has built out his entire career at Tilburg University. His
impact on financial economics in the Netherlands cannot be underestimated. For four decades, he introduced modern financial economic theories
in corporate finance and asset pricing in his numerous publications and
leading Dutch textbooks. He is an all-round academic focusing on the practical relevance and implementability of financial theories. As stimulating
lecturer, he shaped the economic insights of many thousands of students.
With Piet Duffhues’ retirement, the academic profession in the Netherlands
loses an outstanding lecturer, a prolific researcher and a fine colleague