Activities - Projects (1998-2014)
During its existence SCOB has acquired a lot of projects and several PhDs were made that made use of these data. We give all of these in chronological order.
- GOA - BOF project (1/1/1998-31/12/2002)
"Cataloguing and Digitalising the archives of the Brussels Stock Exchange"
Promotors: Prof. Dr. J. Annaert, Prof. Dr. L. Cuyvers, Prof. Dr. M. De Ceuster, Prof. Dr. G. Devos, Prof. H. Houtman-De Smedt, Prof. Dr. J. Paredaens
Researchers: Frans Buelens, Arvid Claassens, Nele Dexters, Hans Willems.
Due to this project we succeeded in transforming all of the official price lists in an Oracle database. - FWO-project (2002-2005)
"The financing policies of Belgian listed firms: A long term perspective"
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Marc Deloof
Co-promotors: Prof. Dr. Jan Annaert and Prof. Dr. Marc De Ceuster
Researchers: Wouter van Overfelt (2002-2004) and Annelies Roggeman (2004-2005) - BOF-NOI Project (1/10/2002-30/9/2004)
"A Financial-historical analysis of stock related data of Belgian railway companies"
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Julien Van den Broeck
Researcher: Frans Buelens - NBB (National Bank of Belgium) (2003)
"Unlocking of a financial journal: the Moniteur des Intérêts Matériels (1865-1914)"
Promotors: Prof. Dr. J. Annaert, Prof. Dr. L. Cuyvers, Prof. Dr. M. De Ceuster, Prof. Dr. G. Devos, Prof. H. Houtman-De Smedt, Prof. Dr. J. Paredaens
Researcher: Johan Hanssens. - FWO-Project (2004-2007)
"Causes and consequences of interlocking directorships and seat accumulation in Belgian companies"
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Marc Deloof
Co-promotor: Prof. Dr. Ludo Cuyvers
Researcher: An Rommens. - BOF-NOI Project (2004-2006)
"A Financial-historical analysis of stock related data of Belgian companies active in Congo (1891-1960)"
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Stefaan Marysse
Co-promotor: Prof. Dr. H. Houtman-De Smedt
Researcher: Frans Buelens. - NBB (National Bank of Belgium) (2006-2007)
"Construction of a TOP 20 total return index for the Brussels Stock Exchange 1832-2005"
Promotors: Prof. Dr. J. Annaert, Prof. Dr. L. Cuyvers, Prof. Dr. M. De Ceuster, Prof.Dr.M. Deloof, Prof. Dr. G. Devos, Prof. H. Houtman-De Smedt, Prof. Dr. J. Paredaens
Researcher: Frans Buelens. - FWO-Project (2007-2010)
"Predictability of long term returns on the Brussels Stock Exchange"
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Marc De Ceuster
Co-promotors: Prof. Dr. Jan Annaert and Prof.Dr. Ann De Schepper
Researcher: Frans Buelens. - FWO-Project (2007-2010)
"Business groups, political connections and institutions: a long term analysis (2007-10)
Promotors: Prof. Dr. Marc Deloof and Prof.Dr.Ludo Cuyvers
Researcher: Mihaela-Livia Ghitas - NBB (National Bank of Belgium) (2010-2011)
"Construction of a BOND INDEX for the Brussels Stock Exchange 1832-2008"
Promotors: Prof. Dr. J. Annaert and Prof. Dr. M. Deloof
Researcher: Frans Buelens. - Project (2014-2016)
"The long-run evolution of dividend policy in Belgium: 1832-2012
Promotors: Prof. Dr. Marc Deloof and Prof.Dr. Jan Annaert
Researcher: Leentje Moortgat
- PHD-research based on SCOB-data
- "The forgotten stock exchanges of Belgium, an institutional view on the liberalization of the stock exchange
in 1867, beyond an Antwerp and Brussels perspective."
Promotor: Prof. Dr. G. Devos
Co-Promotors: Prof. Dr. H. Houtman-De Smedt, Prof. Dr. L. Cuyvers
Researcher: Hans Willems. Hans Willems obtained his PhD in 2006. - "The role of universal banks in Belgium: a historical perspective"
Promotor: Marc Deloof
Researcher: Wouter Van Overfelt. Wouter van Overfelt obtained his PhD in 2008. Title of his PhD was An Empirical Assessment of Financial Reporting, corporate Finance and Corporate Performnance during the First Era of Globalisation. - "Causes and consequences of interlocking directorships and seat accumulation in Belgian companies"
Promotor: Marc Deloof
Researcher: An Rommens. An Rommens obtained her PhD in 2008 (title of her PhD was Empirical studies on business groups in - "Dividends: a historical perspective"
Promotors: Marc Deloof and Jan Annaert
Researcher: Annelies Roggeman - "The predictability of Bond and Stock returns and the implications for portfolio allocation"
Promotor: Jan Annaert
Researcher: Wim Van Hyfte
The pubic defence took place at the University of Ghent on the 27th of May 2005 where Wim Van Hyfte obtained his PhD.
- "The forgotten stock exchanges of Belgium, an institutional view on the liberalization of the stock exchange
in 1867, beyond an Antwerp and Brussels perspective."