FiRe research day (December 11, 2024, 09:00-14:00)

The coordinates for the research day are:

Time: December 11, 2024
Venue: SR 15.25, ReSoWi-Center, Universitaetsstrasse 15/F2, 8010 Graz

FiRe research seminar (November 11, 2024, 16:00-17:30)

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Speaker:  Christian König gen. Kersting (University of Innsbruck)
Title: First-Order and Higher-Order Inflation Expectations: Evidence about Households and Firms
Time: November 11, 2024,  16:00-17:30
Venue: SR 15.25 and online
Online access:  https://uni-graz.zoom.us/j/69116221600
Paper: https://www.bundesbank.de/resource/blob/925476/1a20fd21bc82e6fdc6bd9b7e843a7288/mL/2024-05-14-dkp-18-data.pdf  

FiRe research day (December 13, 2023)

The coordinates for the research day are:

Time: December 13, 2023
Venue: SR 15.25, ReSoWi-Center, Universitaetsstrasse 15/F2, 8010 Graz

FiRe-Economics seminar (October 8, 2024, 16:30-18:00)

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Speaker: Sapnoti Eswar (University of St. Andrews)
Title: Cross-border Patenting and Corporate Debt Capacity
Time: October 8, 2024,  16:30-18:00
Venue: HS 111.21 (Beethovenstraße 8, 2.OG) and online
Online access:  https://uni-graz.zoom.us/j/65270543647
Paper: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4713209 

FiRe research day (June 6, 2024, 09:00-14:00)

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Time: June 6, 2024
Venue: SR 15.25, ReSoWi-Center, Universitaetsstrasse 15/F2, 8010 Graz

Successful FiRe Lecture with Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi

 As part of the FiRe Lecture series, Prof. Dr Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi gave a lecture on June 5th, 2024 on the topic of gender differences in investments. Prof Dr Niessen-Ruenzi highlighted the differences in the capital market participation of women and men based on a comparison between Germany and Austria. She addressed the main causes of this problem and explained that women tend to choose lower-paid professions than men and that there is a wage gap as soon as women enter the labor market. This wage gap widens when women become their first child, which is known as the "child penalty". Even when women return to work, they do not earn as much as they would without children. In addition, women stay away from the capital markets or pursue less risky financial strategies. This puts them at a disadvantage when it comes to building up assets for retirment, especially as women statistically live longer than men.

The relevance of the topic was confirmed by the interest shown by over 100 people of different ages. The participants of the FiRe Lecture listened intently to Prof Niessen-Ruenzi's presentation on gender-specific differences in the capital market. 

The Institute of Banking and Finance would like to thank Prof Niessen-Ruenzi for her insightful lecture, General Director DI Cisar-Leibetseder (Volksbank Steiermark) for her introductory remarks and for sponsoring the event, and the SoWi graduate association and the Finance Club Graz for supporting the event.

The coordinates for the lecture are:

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi
Title: Frauen und Finanzen – Zwischen rosa Aktien und grünen Investments 
Time: June 5, 2024
Venue:  HS 15.04, ReSoWi-Center, Universitaetsstrasse 15/E, EG, 8010 Graz

FiRe research seminar (April 22, 2024, 16:00-17:30)

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Speaker:  Katya Malinova  (McMaster University)
Title: Learning from DeFi: Would Automated Market Makers Improve Equity Trading
Time: April 22, 2024, 16:00-17:30
Venue:  SR 15.25 und online
Online access:  https://uni-graz.zoom.us/j/68804730799
Paper: https://cloud.uni-graz.at/s/JoHSFeSW9BmGaGw 

FiRe research seminar (March 11, 2024, 16:00-17:30)

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Speaker: Thomas Gehrig (Universität Wien)
Title: Scope and Limits of Bank Liquidity Creation  
Time: March 11, 2024, 16:00-17:30
Venue:  SR 15.25 und online
Online access:  https://uni-graz.zoom.us/j/64416876862
Paper: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E-OXNnHaDZRWZURsBs5Zi_man3ELLKAz/view?usp=drive_link 

FiRe research seminar (January 22, 2024, 16:15-17:45)

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Speaker: Samuel Hartzmark (Boston College)
Title: Counterproductive Sustainable Investing: The Impact Elasticity of Brown and Green Firms
Time: January 22, 2024, 16:15-17:45
Venue:  SR 15.25 und online
Online access:  https://uni-graz.zoom.us/j/63503746281?pwd=VmtGZnZYWmJEV2Myb0VzaFl0UDczUT09
Paper: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4359282