Prof. Dr. Christian Conrad Econometrics
Research at the Chair of Econometrics focuses on developing econometric methods for applications in macroeconomics and finance.
Specifically, the research focuses on measuring, modeling, and forecasting financial market risks, the interaction between macroeconomic developments and financial markets, and the expectation formation of professional forecasters and households. We offer introductory courses on econometrics and data science and advanced courses in macroeconometrics and financial econometrics.
News
July 2026
- Julius Schoelkopf presented his paper “Perceived Shocks and Overreaction in Macroeconomic Forecasts” at the HKMetrics Workshop in Karlsruhe (July 9) and the Bundesbank Summer School in Eltville/Rhine (July 30).
June 2026
- Christian Conrad presented the paper "Beyond the Numbers. Professional Forecasters’ Narratives about Inflation and Stock Market Performance” (joint work with Julius Schölkopf and Michael Weber) at the IAAE Annual Conference at Nova School of Business and Economics in Portugal and at the Economics Seminar in Duisburg-Essen in June 2026.
HKMetrics
HKMetrics ist eine gemeinsame Initiative von Prof. Dr. Christian Conrad (Universität Heidelberg), Prof Dr. Melanie Schienle (KIT) und Prof. Dr. Carsten Trenkler (Universität Mannheim) und besteht aus einem gemeinsamen Forschungsseminar in Ökonometrie und einem Doktoranden-Workshop, der einmal im Semester stattfindet. Weitere Informationen finden Sie auf der HKMetrics Website.
