Institute for Finance & Banking

The Institute for Finance & Banking focuses on current issues in the fields of finance and banking, with a predominantly quantitative-empirical research orientation. Central focus is on the importance of banks for corporate financing, ratings of companies, corporate valuation, as well as the determinants of stock returns.

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The Institute's research activities are focused on solving problems related to default risk, optimal capital structures and systematic risk of German companies. Databases are available for empirical research - also accessible to students.