Research focus

The research activities of the Department of Finance and Banking primarily cover topics in the areas of corporate finance, company valuation, financial intermediation and risk management. In addition, we deal with various issues of financial market regulation and capital market-oriented corporate publicity. In terms of methodology, our focus is on empirical financial market research.

Current research topics

• Corporate Finance and Corporate Environmental Performance
• Financial Analysts' Effects on Corporate Debt Financing
• Success Factors and Performance Effects of Equity Crowdfunding
• Stock Market Effects of Hedge Accounting Disclosures
• Stock Market Effects of Corporate Misconduct

Sponsors

The research and teaching activities of the Department of Finance and Banking have been and are supported by, among others

• DAAD
• European Regional Development Fund
• Heinz Neumüller Foundation
• Bremen Stock Exchange Foundation
• Oldenburg University Society (UGO)
• Volkswagen Foundation

Practical contacts

Our research is connected to practice in several ways. On the one hand, we are happy to provide assistance in data procurement and to exchange ideas with experts from banks and other companies as well as financial supervisory authorities, which regularly generates ideas for new research projects. On the other hand, our research results are repeatedly transferred into practice through co-operations. We also endeavour to maintain contact with practice in our teaching and regularly invite company representatives to give lectures on current topics in the field of finance and banking.