Dr. Christophe Schinckus, Ph.D.

Professor of Economics

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Dr. Christophe Schinckus, Ph.D. holds the position of Adjunct Professor of Economics at UGSM-Monarch Business School. Dr. Schinckus is a commercial engineer and holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from the University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne and a Postdoctoral from the University of Québec at Montreal (UQAM). He also holds a M.A. in Philosophy of Science from the University of Louvain as well as a M.Sc. in Risk Management and a B.Sc in Computer Sciences.

Dr. Schinckus presently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Finance at the School of Management at the University of Leicester, UK. He is an active academic who attends numerous international conferences. He regularly publishes papers in international journals in which he also has editorial and referee activities. His research interest focus on financial economics and more precisely behavioral finance and econophysics (statistical physics applied to finance). For several years, Dr. Schinckus was a research consultant for private companies, such as: JPMorgan and Suez Gaz de France.

Academic Positions Held
  • Professor of Economics, UGSM-Monarch Business School
  • Assistant Professor of Finance – School of Management, University of Leicester, UK
  • Visiting Professor – LSE-London School of Economics
Academic Positions Held
  • Postdoctoral Fellow Teluq-Univesite du Quebec a Montreal, UQAM
  • Lecturer in Economics-Univesite du Quebec a Montreal, UQAM
  • Teaching Assistant – Facultés Universitaires St-Louis- Brussels
Academic Credentials
  • Post-Doctoral Studies, University of Quebec At Montreal (UQAM), Canada
  • Ph.D in Economics, University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne, France.
  • M.A. in Economics, University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne, France.
  • M.A in Philosophy of Science, University of Louvain, Belgium.
  • M.Sc. in Risk Management, Facultés Universitaires St-Louis, Belgium.
  • Commercial Engineer, University of Liège, Belgium.
  • B.Sc. in Computer Sciences, Hazinelle School, Belgium.
Main Academic Interests
  • Finance (Financial Markets, Behavioral Finance, Econophysics)
  • Economic Methodology
  • History of Economic Thought
Memberships
  • Member, ACBSP-Accreditation Council For Business Schools & Programs, USA
  • Member, ECBE-European Council For Business Education, Switzerland
Languages
  • English
  • French
Books
  • Bay Th. & Schinckus C. (2010) (eds), “Critical Finance Studies”, Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, special issue, forthcoming.
Book Chapters – Financial Economics
  • Schinckus C. (2008), “Sur l’intertextualité du concept de risque “, in Le concept de risque à la croisée des disciplines. Cartuyvels Y., (ed.) (2008), Brussels, Facultés Universitaires St-Louis Press.
  • Schinckus C. (2008), « Modèles mathématiques et schizophrénie épistémologique en finance » in Attentes d’un modèle mathématique pragmatisme de l’économie et contraintes de la théorie, Justens D. (ed.) (2008), Brussels, Ferrer Press.
Book Chapters – Philosophy and Art (in relation with Financial Economics)
  • Schinckus C. (2010), “L’expression de la postmodernité en Economie”, in Le Postmodernisme et après ?, Dayan-Herzbrun (ed.), Editions Kimé-Université Diderot, Paris.
  • Schinckus C. (2008), “Constructivisme et relativisme ou l’expression de la postmodernité dans les sciences sociales” in Epistemologie de la Sociologie, Jacquemain M. & Corcuff P, (ed.), (2008), Brussels, De Boek Press.
Book Chapters – Computer Sciences
  • Schinckus C. Wautelet Y. & Kolp M. (2009), « A Modern Epistemological Reading of Agent Orientation », in Vijayan Sugumaran (ed.), Methodological Advancements in Intelligent Information Technologies: Evolutionary Trends, New York, Information Science 5
Selected and Recent Publications – Financial Economics
  • Bucsa G., Jovanovic F. & Schinckus C. (2011), “A unified econophysics for price return distributions”, Physica A, forthcoming.
  • Schinckus C. (2011), “Archeology of Behavorial Finance”, Journal of Behavioral Finance, forthcoming.
  • Schinckus C. (2011), “What can Econophysics contribute to Financial Economics ?”, International Review of Economics, forthcoming.
  • Gingras Y. & Schinckus C. (2011), “The Institutionalization of Econophysics in the shadow of physics”, Journal of the History of Economics Thought, forthcoming.
  • Schinckus C. (2011), “The importance of Communicative Rationality on Financial Markets”, Journal of Economic and Social Research, forthcoming.
  • Schinckus C. (2010), “Is Econophysics a new discipline ? A neo-positivist argument”, Physica A, Vol. 389, 3814-3821.
  • Schinckus C. (2010), “A Reply to comment on Econophysics and Economics: Sister disciplines ?” in American Journal of Physics, Vol.78 (8), 789-791.
  • Schinckus C. (2010), “Econophysics and Economics: Sister disciplines ?” in American Journal of Physics, Vol.78, n°4, 1-3.
  • Schinckus C. (2010) “Semiotic Approach of Financial Marketplace” Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, Vol. 22, n°1, 317–333.
  • Schinckus C. Wautelet Y. et Kolp M., (2010) « Software Development Life Cycles Evolution: an Epistemological Approach » International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach, Vol. 3, n°1, 21-40.
  • Schinckus C., (2009) « Economic Uncertainty and Econophysics », Physica A, Vol 388, n° 20, pp.4414-4423.
  • Schinckus C., (2009) « Finance comportementale, emergence d’un nouveau paradigme », Revue d’Histoire des Sciences Humaines, n°20, Juin 2009.
  • Schinckus C. (2008), « The Financial Simulacrum », Journal of Socio-Economics, Vol 73/3 – pp.1076-1089.
  • Schinckus C. (2007), « Sur la pluridisciplinarité en Finance », Revue d’Economie Financière, Vol.83, Février 4.
  • Schinckus C. (2004), « Sociology and Semiotics of Financial Markets Finance », Journal of Alternative Perspective on Finance, Vol.1, December.
Selected and Recent Publications – Philosophy and Art (in relation with Financial Economics)
  • Schinckus C. (2010), “Considérations épistémologiques sur les conditions d’émergence de La Créatique chez Isidore Isou”, EpistemoCritique, forthcoming.
  • Schinckus C. (2007), « Rorty : Une critique davidsonienne du réalisme putnamien » in « Faut-il avoir peur du relativisme », Revue Tracés ENS, Lyon, Février.
  • Schinckus C. (2010), “Art of Finance: When artists use financial economics as source of inspiration, Leonardo (MIT-Press), forthcoming.
Selected and Recent Publications – Computer Science (in relation with Financial Economics)
  • Schinckus C., Wautelet Y. et Kolp M. (2006), « Multi-Agent Spiral Software Engineering: A Lakatosian Approach», Cahier du CEREC, Vol.2, Janvier.
  • Schinckus C. Wautelet Y. et Kolp M. (2008), « A Modern Epistemological Reading of Agent Iterative Software Engineering » », International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies, Vol. 4, July-September.