General News

The oral examinations in Advanced Econometrics will take place on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, starting at 9:00 a.m.

Location: Building C3.1, Room 2.18

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The "Scheer School of Digital Sciences at Saarland University" is currently seeking working students (m/f/d) in the departments of Business Development, Marketing & Events, Digital Processes & Course Administration, and Management. [...]

Due to the appointment of Prof. Dr. Hollstein as Dean of Studies, the teaching program is currently limited. The following courses will take place in the coming semesters:

Winter Semester 2025/2026: Mathematics for Economists.

Summer Semester 2026: Asset Pricing.

Winter Semester 2026/2027: Regular program with Mathematics for Economists and Advanced Econometrics.

Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Seminars take place each semester as usual and Bachelor and Master Theses can be started at any time…

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Research News

The Working Paper "Factor Pricing Across Asset Classes" authored by Fabian Hollstein (jointly with T. D. Dang and M. Prokopczuk from Leibniz University Hannover) has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Empirical Finance.

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Prof. Dr. Fabian Hollstein together with Prof. Dr. Maik Dierkes, Prof. Dr. Marcel Prokopczuk and Dr. Christoph Würsig, received a Special Prize from the Deutsche Bundesbank for scientific publications in the field of economics for the paper Measuring Tail Risk.

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24 February 2025
New DFG Project Funding

The project "Advances in Empirical Asset Pricing" by Prof. Dr. Hollstein joint with Prof. Dr. Marcel Prokopczuk from Leibniz University Hannover will be funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for two years from 01.10.2025. Prof. Dr. Hollstein's share of the funding is € 176.077.

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