New substitute professor in the area of finance, accounting and taxation in the winter semester 2022/2023
Dr Wiebke Szymczak will be filling in for the Chair of Electronic Finance and Digital Markets in the winter semester 2022/ 2023. She is internationally renowned in the field of experimental and behavioural financial economics.
Research interests
A major focus of her research and teaching activities is also on the importance of environmental and social sustainability for financial decisions of individuals and firms. Her research results have been presented at numerous international conferences and she was recently awarded the Research Prize of the Principality of Liechtenstein. She is also currently advising the German Federal Environmental Agency on the potential of the financial industry as a lever of ecological transformation as part of a public research contract.
Teaching offer
In the winter semester 2022/ 2023, students can write Bachelor's and Master's theses with Dr Szymczak.
In addition, she will offer the following courses:
Verhaltensorientierte Finanzökonomie – Bachelor Blockseminar (in German)
Module number: B.WIWI-BWL.0065
Kick-off (25.10.22, 10:00-14:00) + Workshop (9.-10.12.22, 10:00-19:00), Capacity: max. 24 participants
Rooms: tba
Registration via the registration form on the Chair's homepage.
Contact person: Nicole Neuss (nicole.neuss@uni-goettingen.de)
Ein Großteil des finanzökonomischen Curriculums basiert auf der Grundannahme des sogenannten Homo Oeconomicus – einem fiktiven Subjekt, das stets jene Handlungsoptionen wählt, die das eigene Vermögen optimal vermehren. Während dieses Modell einen guten Ausgangspunkt für die Analyse finanzwirtschaftlicher Sachverhalte bietet, weichen reale Finanzentscheidungen in Unternehmen und auf Finanzmärkten oftmals systematisch davon ab.
Im Rahmen dieses Seminars werden die Studierenden anhand von Referaten einen breiten Überblick über die Themen und Inhalte der verhaltensorientierten Finanzökonomie erarbeiten. Insbesondere soll dabei ein Verständnis für den wissenschaftlichen Diskurs sowie die wissenschaftliche Methode entwickelt werden, um essentielle Fähigkeit für die Ausarbeitung der Abschlussarbeit zu erlernen. Besonderer Wert soll dabei auf einen kritischen und reflektierten Umgang mit der Literatur gelegt werden. Insofern richtet sich das Seminar insbesondere an fortgeschrittene Studierende.
Geplant ist eine einführende Auftaktveranstaltung, bei der Hintergrundinformationen zum Stoff vermittelt werden, sowie ein zweitägiger Workshop mit studentischen Referaten.
Green and Sustainable Finance – Bachelor/ Lecture (in English)
Module number: B.WIWI-BWL.0067
Lecture: thursdays, 12:00-14:00, "Übung": tuesdays, 12:00-14:00 (starting 1.11.22)
Rooms: tba
Contact person: Nicole Neuss (nicole.neuss@uni-goettingen.de)
The demand for green and sustainable investment products has seen proliferating growth over the past decade. Moreover, the financial sector is increasingly regarded as a powerful agent for change on the path towards a more sustainable global economy. Therefore, a solid understanding of the basic principles and strategies in relation to green and sustainable finance is becoming an essential skill for financial professionals and managers.
This lecture will provide an overview over current instruments, standards and practices in relation to green and sustainable finance. The lecture will be accompanied by exercise sessions where students will receive practical guidance on the implementation of different portfolio strategies and apply their knowledge in an empirical project.
The assessment in this course will be based on a final exam. Additionally, student can choose to prepare in-class presentations in the exercise sessions (20% if applicable).
Critical perspectives on corporate governance and CSR – Master/ Seminar (in English)
Module number: M.WIWI-BWL.0141
thursdays, 14:00-16:00, Capacity: max. 20 participants
Rooms: tba
Registration via the registration form on the Chair's homepage.
Contact person: Nicole Neuss (nicole.neuss@uni-goettingen.de)
The term "corporate governance" refers to the way a company is or ought to be run. Consequently, corporate governance is an inherently interdisciplinary endeavour spanning questions from economics, management, law, psychology and even philosophy. The traditional view of corporate governance in economics builds on the idea that businesses are run to make profits and do not have a social responsibility towards anyone other than their shareholders. While the theory and practice of corporate objectives have changed, the prevailing processes, incentives and mechanisms designed to govern behavior in corporations have yet to follow this shift.
In this seminar, we will discuss the implications of the rising importance of corporate social and environmental performance with respect to the most important aspects of corporate governance in light of the current academic debate. The focus will be on contrasting academic positions.
Grades will be based on in-class presentations (30%) as well as an essay-style term paper (70%).