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.

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Team

Prof. Dr. Stefan Trautmann

Phone: +49 6221 54 2952
Email: stefan.trautmann@awi.uni-heidelberg.de
Room 01.029

Personal Website

Prof. Dr. Stefan Trautmann

Antonia Mentele

Administration Office

Phone: +49 6221 54 2941
Fax: +49 6221 54 3592
Email: antonia.mentele@awi.uni-heidelberg.de
Room 01.013

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Dr. Christoph Becker

Phone: +49 6221 54 2940
Email: christoph.becker@awi.uni-heidelberg.de
Room: 01.015

Personal Website

Dr. Christoph K. Becker

Shengqian Cheng. M.Sc.

Phone: +49 6221 54 2951
Email: shengqian.cheng@awi.uni-heidelberg.de
Room: 1.016

Sina Sauer

Email: sina.sauer@csi.uni-heidelberg.de  

Sina Sauer

Former Team Members

Prof. Dr. Pascal Kieren (WHU)

Dr. Marek Steinke (first job at European Institute for Energy Research)

Prof. 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)

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).