Behavioral Finance and Contract Theory
Our research concerns economic behavior in the context of financial and organizational decisions.
Among other topics, we study financial decisions under risk and uncertainty, strategic uncertainty, as well as inequality and unethical behavior. The chair also develops methods for the measurement of economic preferences and expectations. Our teaching includes introductory courses in finance and governance, and specializations in behavioral finance and experimental methods.
Team
Prof. Dr. Stefan Trautmann
Phone: +49 6221 54 2952
Email: stefan.trautmann@awi.uni-heidelberg.de
Room 01.029
Antonia Mentele
Administration Office
Phone: +49 6221 54 2941
Fax: +49 6221 54 3592
Email: antonia.mentele@awi.uni-heidelberg.de
Room 01.013
Dr. Pascal Kieren
Phone: +49 6221 54 2951
Email: pascal.kieren@awi.uni-heidelberg.de
Room 01.016
Dr. Christoph Becker
Phone: +49 6221 54 2940
Email: christoph.becker@awi.uni-heidelberg.de
Room 01.015
Former Team Members
Dr. Yilong Xu (Utrecht University)
Dr. Christian König gen. Kersting (Innsbruck University)
Dr. Isadora Kirchmaier (first job at SAP AG)
Dr. Benjamin Roth (first job at LBBW Bank)
Visiting Researchers
Dr. Robert Schmidt, Deutsche Bundesbank
Prof. Wael Bousselmi, ESSCA Business School
Courses
The chair offers the mandatory course in Corporate Governance in the B.Sc. program. In both the B.Sc. and M.Sc. programs, we offer several electives in behavioral economics and financial economics, as well as a varying set of seminars on topical issues. For details, consult the course overview of the university and the moodle system (for current students only).
