Jorge Hansen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Business Economics (Aarhus University) and a research fellow at the Danish Finance Institute. He holds a PhD in Economics and Business Economics from Aarhus University (2020).

Jorge's research centers on exploring the dynamics of interest rates, with a particular focus on developing and refining models for the term structure of interest rates. Additionally, Jorge is engaged in connecting interest rate models to portfolio optimization strategies. Recently, Jorge's interest has expanded to include the application of machine learning in asset pricing.

More information and details about Jorge's research is available at his personal website.

Jorge is currently teaching the Finance (10 ECTS) course in the Economics and Business Administration Bachelor’s Programme, covering fundamental financial theory. Jorge also supervises bachelor's theses, master's theses, and topic reports.

From Spring 2026, Jorge will teach the Fixed Income Analysis (10 ECTS) course in the Mathematics-Economics Masters’s Programme, covering valuation and risk assessment of bonds and other debt securities.

Jorge has previously taught the following courses:

• Audit Data Analytics
• Data Management Analysis

From April 2025, Jorge will be the Teaching Coordinator for the Master's Programme Finance and International Business (cand.merc with specialisation in Finance and International Business).