Jacco Thijssen

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Jacco Thijssen is a leading scholar in the fields of financial economics, real options, and decision-making under uncertainty, with a particular focus on the intersection of investment theory and health technology assessment. His work is distinguished by its rigorous integration of stochastic control and dynamic programming to model costly sequential experimentation, a framework he has applied to project valuation in both corporate finance and public health. His most-cited paper, "Costly sequential experimentation and project valuation with an application to health technology assessment" (2017, 13 citations), exemplifies this contribution by developing a novel theoretical model that captures the value of learning and flexibility in the face of irreversible investment decisions. This work has been instrumental in advancing the use of real options theory in health economics, offering a more nuanced approach to evaluating medical technologies and treatments. Thijssen’s research is notable for its practical implications, bridging the gap between abstract financial theory and applied policy problems. His achievements include numerous publications in top-tier journals and a reputation for mentoring graduate students in complex quantitative methods, making him a key figure for researchers interested in the economics of uncertainty and innovation.