Prof. Dr. Erik Theissen
Chair of Finance
Credit: Xenia Münsterkötter
Main fields of research
- Empirical Research in Financial Markets
- Market Microstructure
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Governance
- Blockchain applications and crypto currencies
Curriculum vitae
| 1992 | Diplom-Kaufmann (M.Sc. in Business Administration), University of Gießen |
| 1992-1995 | Research Assistant and Ph.D. candidate, Department of Economics and Business Administration, University of Gießen |
| 1995-1998 | Research Assistant and Ph.D. candidate, Department of Economics and Business Administration, University of Frankfurt |
| 1998-2000 | Assistant Professor in Finance, Department of Economics and Business Administration, University of Frankfurt |
| 1999-2000 | Visiting Assistant Professor at Groupe HEC, Jouyen-Josas, France (funded by a TMR postdoctoral fellowship) |
| 2004–2005 | Visiting Professor, Thammasat University, Bangkok |
| 2000–2009 | Professor, Department of Economics, University of Bonn |
| Since 2009 | Professor, Finance Area, University of Mannheim |
Selected memberships
- European Finance Association
- American Finance Association
- Western Finance Association
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Finanzwirtschaft
- Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V. (VHB) (German Academic Association for Business Research)
- Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft
- Verein für Socialpolitik
Prizes, awards, honors
- Excellence in Executive Teaching Award 2015
- Best Paper Award, German Finance Association
- Research Award sponsored by Bethmann Bank
- Best Paper Award, Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft
- Dissertation Award sponsored by Deutsches Aktieninstitut
- Fellowship awarded by the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
Selected editorial activities
- Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung
- Schmalenbach Business Review
- Review of Behavioral Finance
Selected publications
- Betzer, A., van den Bongard, I. ., Schweder, F., Theissen, E. and Volkmann, C. (2023). All is not lost that is delayed: Overconfidence and investment outcomes. Review of Managerial Science : RMS, 17, 2297-2324.
- Fink, J., Palan, S. and Theissen, E. (2023). Earnings autocorrelation and the post-earnings-announcement drift: experimental evidence. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis : JFQA, 1–39.
- Gomber, P., Sagade, S., Theissen, E., Weber, M. C. and Westheide, C. (2023). Spoilt for choice: Determinants of market shares in fragmented equity markets. Journal of Financial Markets, 64, 1–19.
- Menkveld, A., Dreber, A., Holzmeister, F., Huber, J., Johannesson, M., Kirchler, M., Razen, M., Weitzel, U., Abad-Días, D., Abudy, M., Adrian, T., Ait-Sahalia, Y., Akmansoy, O., Alcock, J. T., Alexeev, V., Aloosh, A., Amato, L., Amaya, D., Angel, J. J., Avetikian, A. T., Bach, A., Baidoo, E., Bakalli, G., Bao, L., Barbon, A., Bashchenko, O., Bindra, P. C., Bjønnes, G. H., Black, J. R., Black, B. S., Scharnowski, S. and Theissen, E. (2023). Non-Standard Errors. The Journal of Finance (forthcoming).
- Theissen, E. and Westheide, C. (2023). One for the money, two for the show? The number of designated market makers and liquidity. Economics Letters, 224.
- Brauneis, A., Mestel, R., Riordan, R. and Theissen, E. (2022). Bitcoin unchained: Determinants of cryptocurrency exchange liquidity. Journal of Empirical Finance, 69, 106–122.
- Brauneis, A., Mestel, R., Riordan, R. and Theissen, E. (2022). The anatomy of a fee change – Evidence from cryptocurrency markets. Journal of Empirical Finance, 67, 152–167.
- Greppmair, S. and Theissen, E. (2022). Small is beautiful? How the introduction of mini futures contracts affects the regular contract. Journal of Empirical Finance, 67, 19–38.
- Theissen, E., Machus, T. and Mestel, R. (2022). Heroes, just for one day: The impact of Donald Trump's tweets on stock prices. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 33, 1–11.
- Theissen, E. and Westheide, C. (2022). One for the money, two for the show? The number of designated market makers and liquidity. SSRN Working Paper Series. Rochester, NY: SSRN.
- Brauneis, A., Mestel, R., Riordan, R. and Theissen, E. (2021). How to measure the liquidity of cryptocurrency markets? Journal of Banking and Finance, 124, 1–26.
- Brauneis, A., Mestel, R. and Theissen, E. (2021). What drives the liquidity of cryptocurrencies? A long-term analysis. Finance Research Letters, 39, 1–8.
- Dinger, V., Schmidt, C. and Theissen, E. (2021). The real effects of distressed bank mergers. Mannheim.
- Fink, J., Palan, S. and Theissen, E. (2021). Trading frictions and the post-earnings-announcement drift. SSRN Working Paper Series. Rochester, NY.
- Rischen, T. and Theissen, E. (2021). Underpricing in the euro area bond market: New evidence from post-crisis regulation and quantitative easing. Journal of Financial Intermediation, 46, 1–16.
- Theissen, E. and Yilanci, C. (2021). Momentum? What momentum? SSRN Working Paper Series. Rochester, NY.
- Theissen, E. and Zimmermann, L. (2021). Do contented customers make shareholders wealthy? – Implications of intangibles for security pricing. SSRN Working Paper Series. Rochester, NY: SSRN.