Dr. J.R. (Jan) Fichtner
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Programme group: Political Economy and Transnational Governance
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Postal address
- Postbus 15578
1001 NB Amsterdam
Contact details
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Publications
2021
Petry, J., Fichtner, J., & Heemskerk, E. (2021). Steering capital: the growing private authority of index providers in the age of passive asset management. Review of International Political Economy, 28(1), 152-176. https://doi.org/10.1080/09692290.2019.1699147 [details]
2020
- Fichtner, J., & Heemskerk, E. M. (2020). The New Permanent Universal Owners: Index funds, patient capital, and the distinction between feeble and forceful stewardship. Economy and Society, 49(4), 493-515. https://doi.org/10.1080/03085147.2020.1781417 [details]
2017
- Babic, M., Fichtner, J., & Heemskerk, E. M. (2017). States versus Corporations: Rethinking the Power of Business in International Politics. The international spectator: Italian journal of international affairs, 52(4), 20-43. https://doi.org/10.1080/03932729.2017.1389151 [details]
- Fichtner, J. (2017). Perpetual decline or persistent dominance? Uncovering Anglo-America’s true structural power in global finance. Review of International Studies, 43(1), 3-28. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0260210516000206 [details]
- Fichtner, J. R., Heemskerk, E. M., & Garcia Bernardo, J. (2017). Hidden Power of the Big Three? Passive Index Funds, Re-Concentration of Corporate Ownership, and New Financial Risk. Business and Politics, 19(2), 298-326. https://doi.org/10.1017/bap.2017.6 [details]
- Garcia-Bernardo, J., Fichtner, J., Takes, F. W., & Heemskerk, E. M. (2017). Uncovering Offshore Financial Centers: Conduits and Sinks in the Global Corporate Ownership Network. Scientific Reports, 7, [6246]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06322-9 [details]
2020
- Fichtner, J. (Author), Heemskerk, E. (Author), & Petry, J. (Author). (2020). Three financial firms could change the direction of the climate crisis – and few people have any idea. Web publication/site, The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/three-financial-firms-could-change-the-direction-of-the-climate-crisis-and-few-people-have-any-idea-131869 [details]
2018
- Babic, M. (Author), Heemskerk, E. (Author), & Fichtner, J. (Author). (2018). Who is more powerful – states or corporations?. Web publication/site, The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/who-is-more-powerful-states-or-corporations-99616 [details]
2017
- Fichtner, J. (2017). Explaining Cayman’s success through its role in the Anglo-American triangle. Cayman Financial Review, 2017(47), 12-14. [details]
- Shenkar, C., Heemskerk, E. M., & Fichtner, J. (2017). The New Mandate Owners: Passive Asset Managers and the Decoupling of Corporate Ownership. Antitrust Chronicle, Spring 2017(3), 51-57. [details]
2020
- Fichtner, J. R. (Author), Heemskerk, E. M. (Author), & Petry, J. (Author). (2020). Index funds might sound boring. But who decides which countries and companies to include? Index providers wield a lot of power in global finance — and that raises big political questions. Web publication/site, The Washington Post: Monkey Cage. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/08/index-funds-might-sound-boring-who-decides-which-countries-companies-include/
2017
- Fichtner, J. R. (Author), Garcia Bernardo, J. (Author), Heemskerk, E. M. (Author), & Takes, F. W. (Author). (2017). These five countries are conduits for the world’s biggest tax havens. Web publication/site, Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/these-five-countries-are-conduits-for-the-worlds-biggest-tax-havens-79555
- Fichtner, J. R. (Author), Heemskerk, E. M. (Author), & Garcia Bernardo, J. (Author). (2017). These three firms own corporate America. Web publication/site, Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/these-three-firms-own-corporate-america-77072
Prize / grant
- Fichtner, J. R., Heemskerk, E. M. & Garcia Bernardo, J. (2018). 2018 David P. Baron Award.
Media appearance
- Heemskerk, E. & Fichtner, J. (25-03-2021). Index to inequality Index to inequality [Print] New Straits Times. Index to inequality. https://advance.lexis.com/document/?pdmfid=1516831&crid=3458e29c-d38a-4981-9f2f-b9c49be8aa4a&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fnews%2Furn…
- Fichtner, J. & Heemskerk, E. (21-03-2021). The Guardian view on finance failures: manmade errors amplified by machines The Guardian. The Guardian view on finance failures: manmade errors amplified by machines. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/21/the-guardian-view-on-finance-failures-manmade-errors-amplified-by-machines
- Heemskerk, E., Fichtner, J. & Petry, J. (20-01-2020). The index providers are quietly building up enormous powers [Print] Financial Times. The index providers are quietly building up enormous powers. https://www.ft.com/content/e761bdb2-33b3-11ea-9703-eea0cae3f0de
- Heemskerk, E., Fichtner, J. & Petry, J. (19-12-2019). Indexbouwers zijn de nieuwe poortwachters van de financiële markten, maar wie controleert ze? [Print] FD. Indexbouwers zijn de nieuwe poortwachters van de financiële markten, maar wie controleert ze?. https://fd.nl/beurs/1328714/indexbouwers-zijn-de-nieuwe-poortwachters-van-de-financiele-markten-maar-wie-controleert-ze
- Babic, M., Fichtner, J. R. & Heemskerk, E. M. (19-07-2018). Wer ist mächtiger - Staaten oder Konzerne? [Web]. Wer ist mächtiger – Staaten oder Konzerne?. https://makronom.de/wer-ist-maechtiger-staaten-oder-konzerne-27317
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Petry, J., Fichtner, J., & Heemskerk, E. (2021). Steering capital: the growing private authority of index providers in the age of passive asset management. Review of International Political Economy, 28(1), 152-176.