Chair Holder | Universität Mannheim

Prof. Dr. Erik Theissen

University of Mannheim
Business School
Chair of Finance
D – 68161 Mannheim

Office: L 9, 1-2, Raum 313
Phone.: +49 (0) 621 181–1517
Fax: +49 (0) 621 181–1519
Email: theissen uni-mannheim.de

Consultation hours:
During the Semester:
Monday, 2–3 p.m.
Otherwise:
by appointment
Currently: see news section

Short Bio

since 09/2009	Professor, Finance Area, University of Mannheim
10/2000-08/2009	Professor, Department of Economics, University of Bonn
10/2004-03/2005	Visiting Professor, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
04/1999-04/2000	Visiting Assistant Professor, Groupe HEC, Jouy-en-Josas, France
06/1998-09/2000	Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Business Administration, University of Frankfurt

Research Interest

Market Microstructure
Empirical Asset Pricing
Block Chain & Cryptocurrencies

Schuster, P., Theissen, E. and Uhrig-Homburg, M. (2020). Finanzwirtschaftliche Anwendungen der Blockchain-Technologie. Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung : Zfbf, 72, 125-147.
Theissen, E. and Westheide, C. (2020). Call of duty: Designated market maker participation in call auctions. Journal of Financial Markets, 49, Article 100530.
Haselmann, R. and Theissen, E. (2019). Jan Krahnen zum 65. Geburtstag. Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung : ZfbF, 71, 415-417.
Johann, T., Scharnowski, S., Theissen, E., Westheide, C. and Zimmermann, L. (2019). Liquidity in the German stock market. Schmalenbach Business Review : Sbr, 71, 443-473.
Korn, O., Krischak, P. K. R. and Theissen, E. (2019). Illiquidity transmission from spot to futures markets. The Journal of Futures Markets, 39, 1228-1249.
Mestel, R., Nießen, L., Theissen, E., Uhlenkamp, C. and Wagner, D. (2019). Liquidität am österreichischen Aktienmarkt: Datenbank “FiRe Graz DS”. Bank-Archiv, 67, 620-629.
Theissen, E. (2019). What can we learn from stock prices?: Cash flow, risk, and shareholder welfare : Comment. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics : JITE, 175, 200-204.
Andres, C., Betzer, A., Doumet, M. and Theissen, E. (2018). Open market share repurchases in Germany: A conditional event study approach. Abacus : A Journal of Accounting, Finance and Business, 54, 417-444.
Mestel, R., Murg, M. and Theissen, E. (2018). Algorithmic trading and liquidity: Long term evidence from Austria. Finance Research Letters, 26, 198-203.
Fahlenbrach, R., Hackbarth, D., Rocholl, J., Theissen, E. and Uhrig-Homburg, M. (2017). The future of corporate financing in Europe. Schmalenbach Business Review : Sbr, 18, 179-180.
Gomber, P., Sagade, S., Theissen, E., Weber, M. C. and Westheide, C. (2017). Competition between equity markets : a review of the consolidation versus fragmentation debate. Journal of Economic Surveys, 31, 792-814.
Doumet, M., Limbach, P. and Theissen, E. (2016). Ich bin dann mal weg : Werteffekte von Delistings deutscher Aktiengesellschaften nach dem Frosta-Urteil. Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung : Zfbf, 68, 253-277.
Andres, C., Doumet, M., Fernau, E. and Theissen, E. (2015). The Lintner model revisited: Dividends versus total payouts. Journal of Banking & Finance, 55, 56-69.
Betzer, A., Gider, J., Metzger, D. and Theissen, E. (2015). Stealth trading and trade reporting by corporate insiders. Review of Finance, 19, 865-905.
Gaul, J. and Theissen, E. (2015). A partially linear approach to modeling the dynamics of spot and futures prices. The Journal of Futures Markets, 35, 371-384.
Gomber, P., Sagade, S., Theissen, E., Weber, M. C. and Westheide, C. (2015). The state of play in European over-the-counter equities trading. The Journal of Trading, 10, 23-32.
Gomber, P., Schweickert, U. and Theissen, E. (2015). Liquidity dynamics in an electronic open limit order book: An event study approach. European Financial Management, 21, 52-78.
Andres, C., Fernau, E. and Theissen, E. (2014). Should I Stay or Should I Go? Former CEOs as Monitors. Journal of Corporate Finance, 28, 26-47.
Theissen, E. and Fellner, G. (2014). Short sale constraints, divergence of opinion and asset prices: Evicence from the Laboratory. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization : JEBO, 101, 113-127.
Andres, C., Betzer, A., van den Bongard, I. ., Haesner, C. and Theissen, E. (2013). The Information Content of Dividend Surprises: Evidence from Germany. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting : JBFA, 40, 620-645.
Hengelbrock, J., Theissen, E. and Westheide, C. (2013). Market Response to Investor Sentiment. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting : JBFA, 40, 901-917.
Artmann, S., Finter, P., Kempf, A., Koch, S. and Theissen, E. (2012). The Cross-Section of German Stock Returns: New Data and New Evidence. Schmalenbach Business Review : Sbr, 64, 20-43.
Grammig, J. and Theissen, E. (2012). Is BEST Really Better? Internalization of Orders in an Open Limit Order Book. Schmalenbach Business Review : Sbr, 64, 82-100.
Theissen, E. (2012). Price discovery in spot and futures markets: A reconsideration. The European Journal of Finance, 18, 969-987.
Betzer, A. and Theissen, E. (2010). Sooner or later: An analysis of the delays in insider trading reporting. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting : JBFA, 37, 130-147.
Betzer, A. and Theissen, E. (2009). Insider Trading and Corporate Governance: The Case of Germany. European Financial Management, 15, 402-429.
Kasch, M. and Theissen, E. (2009). Competition Between Exchanges: Euronext versus Xetra. European Financial Management, 15, 181-207.
Andres, C. and Theissen, E. (2008). Setting a fox to keep the geese: Does the comply-or-explain principle work?Journal of Corporate Finance, 14, 289-301.
Andres, C. and Theissen, E. (2007). Eine empirische Untersuchung der individualisierten Veröffentlichung der Vorstandsvergütung. Die Betriebswirtschaft : DBW, 67, 167-178.
Boehmer, E., Grammig, J. and Theissen, E. (2007). Estimating the probability of informed trading – does trade misclassification matter?Journal of Financial Markets, 10, 26-47.
Foucault, T., Moinas, S. and Theissen, E. (2007). Does anonymity matter in electronic limit order markets?The Review of Financial Studies, 20, 1707-1747.
Theissen, E. (2007). An analysis of private investors’ stock market return forecasts. Applied Financial Economics, 17, 35-43.
Löffler, G., Panther, P. F. and Theissen, E. (2006). Der vorbörsliche Handel mit IPOs. Betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung und Praxis : BFuP, 58, 481-494.
Löffler, G., Panther, P. F. and Theissen, E. (2005). Who knows what when? The information content of pre-IPO market prices. Journal of Financial Intermediation, 14, 466-484.
Elsas, R., El-Shaer, M. and Theissen, E. (2003). Beta and returns revisited: Evidence from the German stock market. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, 13, 1-18.
Köndgen, J. and Theissen, E. (2003). Internalisierter Wertpapierhandel zu Börsenpreisen?Wertpapier-Mitteilungen : WM ; Fachorgan für das gesamte Wertpapierwesen. Teil 4, Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Bankrecht, 57, 1497-1509.
Theissen, E. (2003). Trader anonymity, price formation and liquidity. European Finance Review, 7, 1-26.
Theissen, E. (2002). Empirische Untersuchungen zum Vergleich von Parketthandel und elektronischen Handelssystemen. Rer.pol. : Zeitschrift für die Mitglieder der Frankfurter Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft e.V., 2002, 19-15.
Theissen, E. (2002). Floor versus screen trading: Evidence from the German stock market. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics : JITE, 158, 32-54.
Theissen, E. (2002). Internalisierung und Marktqualität: Was bringt Xetra Best?Kredit und Kapital, 35, 550-571.
Theissen, E. (2002). Price discovery in floor and screen trading systems. Journal of Empirical Finance, 9, 455-474.
Theissen, E. (2002). Underpricing und Anlegerdiskriminierung bei Aktienemissionen. Journal of Business Economics : JBE = Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft : ZfB, 72, 1025-1044.
Freihube, T. and Theissen, E. (2001). An Index Is an Index Is an Index?Schmalenbach Business Review : Sbr, 53, 295-320.
Grammig, J., Schiereck, D. and Theissen, E. (2001). Knowing me, knowing you: Trader anonymity and informed trading in parallel markets. Journal of Financial Markets, 4, 385-412.
Kehr, C.-H., Krahnen, J. P. and Theissen, E. (2001). The anatomy of a call market. Journal of Financial Intermediation, 10, 276-305.
Theissen, E. (2001). A test of the accuracy of the Lee/Ready trade classification algorithm. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, 11, 147-165.

Brauneis, A., Mestel, R., Riordan, R. and Theissen, E. (2020). How to measure the liquidity of cryptocurrencies?SSRN Working Paper Series. Rochester, NY.
Dinger, V., Schmidt, C. and Theissen, E. (2020). The real effects of distressed bank mergers. Seattle, WA: Semantic Scholar, Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2).
Fink, J., Palan, S. and Theissen, E. (2020). Earnings autocorrelation and the post-earnings-announcement drift – experimental evidence. Working Paper, 2020-03. Graz: Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät.
Theissen, E. and Yilanci, C. (2020). Momentum? What momentum? Köln: Universität Köln, Centre for Financial Research.
Greppmair, S. and Theissen, E. (2019). Small is beautiful? How the introduction of mini futures contracts affects the regular contract. CFR Working Paper, 19-06. Köln: Universität Köln, Centre for Financial Research.
Scharnowski, S., Theissen, E., Westheide, C. and Satchit, S. (2019). A tale of two cities. SSRN Working Paper Series. Rochester, NY.
Brauneis, A., Mestel, R., Riordan, R. and Theissen, E. (2018). Bitcoin exchange rates: How integrated are markets?SSRN Working Paper Series. Rochester, NY.
Betzer, A., van den Bongard, I. ., Theissen, E. and Volkmann, C. (2017). All is not lost that is delayed : overconfidence and investment failure. SSRN Working Paper Series. Rochester, NY.
Johann, T. and Theissen, E. (2017). The best in town : a comparative analysis of low-frequency liquidity estimators. SSRN Working Paper Series. Rochester, NY.
Rischen, T. and Theissen, E. (2017). Underpricing in the European corporate bond market. SSRN Working Paper Series. Rochester, NY.
Gomber, P., Sagade, S., Theissen, E., Weber, M. C. and Westheide, C. (2016). Competition between equity markets : a review of the consolidation versus fragmentation debate. SAFE Working Paper, 35. Frankfurt am Main: University of Frankfurt.
Gomber, P., Sagade, S., Theissen, E., Weber, M. C. and Westheide, C. (2016). Spoilt for choice : order routing decisions in fragmented markets. SAFE Working Paper, 143. Frankfurt am Main: University of Frankfurt.
Theissen, E. and Westheide, C. (2016). Call of duty : designated market maker participation in call auctions. CFR Working Paper, 16-05. Köln: Centre for Financial Research.
Andres, C., Betzer, A., Doumet, M. and Theissen, E. (2014). Open Market Share Repurchases in Germany: A Conditional Event Study Approach. Schumpeter discussion papers, 14-010. Wuppertal.
Betzer, A., Gider, J., Metzger, D. and Theissen, E. (2014). Stealth Trading and Trade Reporting by Corporate Insiders. SSRN working papers series. Rochester, NY.
Korn, O., Krischak, P. K. R. and Theissen, E. (2014). Illiquidity transmission from spot to futures markets. CFR Working Paper, 14-10. Köln.
Theissen, E. and Zehnder, L. S. (2014). Estimation of Trading Costs : Trade Indicator Models Revisited. CFR Working Paper, 14-09. Köln.
Gomber, P., Sagade, S., Theissen, E., Weber, M. C. and Westheide, C. (2013). Competition/Fragmentation in Equities Markets: A Literature Survey. SAFE Working Paper, 35. Rochester, NY.
Kroencke, T. A., Schindler, F., Sebastian, S. and Theissen, E. (2013). GDP mimicking portfolios and the cross-section of stock returns. ZEW Discussion Papers, 13-026. Mannheim.
Theissen, E., Voigt, C. and Westheide, C. (2013). Designated Market Makers in Electronic Limit Order Books – A Closer Look. SSRN Working Paper Series. Berlin [u.a.].
Andres, C., Betzer, A., van den Bongard, I. ., Haesner, C. and Theissen, E. (2012). Dividend Announcements Reconsidered: Dividend Changes Versus Dividend Surprises. SSRN Working Paper Series. Rochester, NY.
Andres, C., Fernau, E. and Theissen, E. (2012). Is It Better To Say Goodbye? When Former Executives Set Executive Pay. CFR Working Paper, 12-02. Köln.
Dettenrieder, D. and Theissen, E. (2012). The Market Reaction to Corporate Disclosure: Evidence from Germany. Midwest Finance Association 2013 Annual Meeting Paper. Mannheim ; Münster.
Theissen, E. and Zaehres, M. (2012). The Price Pressure Hypothesis Revisited: Evidence from Tax-Induced Selling. SSRN Working Paper Series. Rochester, NY.
Andres, C., Betzer, A., van den Bongard, I. ., Haesner, C. and Theissen, E. (2011). Dividend Announcements Reconsidered: Dividend Changes versus Dividend Surprises. SSRN Working Paper Series. Rochester, NY.
Gomber, P., Schweickert, U. and Theissen, E. (2011). Liquidity Dynamics in an Electronic Open Limit Order Book: An Event Study Approach. CFR Working Paper, 11-14. Köln.
Grammig, J., Theissen, E. and Wünsche, O. (2011). Time and the Price Impact of a Trade: A Structural Approach. Working Paper. Mannheim ; Tübingen.
Hengelbrock, J., Theissen, E. and Westheide, C. (2010). Market Response to Investor Sentiment. SSRN Working Paper Series. Rochester, NY.
Krahnen, J. P., Schmid, F. A. and Theissen, E. (2006). Investment Performance and Market Share : Evidence from the German Mutual Fund Industry. CFR Working Paper, 06-06. Frankfurt a. M.: Centre for Financial Research.