Marc Deloof is Professor of Finance at the University of Antwerp. His research focuses on entrepreneurial finance and financial history. He has published more than 40 articles in a wide range of international academic journals, These articles have been cited more than 4,500 times and include publications in leading journals in the fields of economic history (Journal of Economic History, Explorations in Economic History), accounting (The Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies), finance (Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Corporate Finance) and entrepreneurship (Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Small Business Economics).Bank of Belgium.