Stijn Claessens

Stijn Claessens is a Lecturer in Management at Yale School of Management. He is an Executive Fellow at the Yale School of Management. Prior to joining Yale, he was the Deputy Head of the Monetary and Economic Department of the BIS, where he led policy-based analyses of financial sector issues, oversaw central bank committee secretariats, and represented the BIS externally in senior groups. He has also worked at the World Bank, the IMF, and the Federal Reserve Board. Claessens holds a PhD from the Wharton School and an MA from Erasmus University, Rotterdam. He taught at New York University’s business school and the University of Amsterdam. He is an associate editor at several journals, a CEPR fellow, and a Member of the Advisory Board of the Yale Program on Financial Stability. He has published in many eminent journals and written and edited several books.

Stijn Claessens is a researcher at Yale University School of Management, focusing on financial systems, corporate governance, and macroeconomic policy. His work explores the dynamics of financial markets, ownership structures, and their impact on economic development. Claessens investigates how corporate governance mechanisms influence firm performance, particularly in emerging markets. He also examines the role of financial institutions in economic growth, the effects of macroprudential policies, and the interactions between financial and business cycles. His research highlights the importance of financial inclusion, property rights, and the implications of financial crises on economic stability.