Consultation hours
During the winter semester 2026/27, consultation hour will take place on Wednesdays, 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., in the office (VG 3.05). Please register by e-mail with Ms. Schubert (sekretariat.finanzierung@ur.de).
During the winter semester 2026/27, the “Exercise for the bachelor's thesis” will take place on Wednesdays, 10:00 to 10:45 a.m., in the office (VG 3.05). Please register by e-mail with Ms. Schubert (sekretariat.finanzierung@ur.de).
During the winter semester 2026/27, the “Exercise for the Master's thesis” will take place on Wednesdays, 10:45 to 11:30 a.m., in the office (VG 3.05). Please register by e-mail with Ms. Schubert (sekretariat.finanzierung@ur.de).
About the person
After studying mathematics with a minor in business administration at the University of Augsburg, Gregor Dorfleitner completed his doctorate in 1998 with a dissertation on index futures under the supervision of Professor Dr. Günter Bamberg at the Chair of Statistics at the University of Augsburg. In 2003, he completed his habilitation at the Faculty of Economics at the same university. In April 2004, he was appointed Professor of Finance at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. Beginning in July 2005, he headed the newly established department of Financial Engineering and Derivatives. Since October 2007, he has held the Chair of Business Administration, in particular Finance and has served as Director of the Centre of Finance at the University of Regensburg since April 2008. He is the author of numerous internationally published academic papers.
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Main research areas
- Sustainable Finance
- FinTech and digital finance
- Risk models for companies, risk measures
- Company valuation
- Microfinance
Training objectives
Students are expected to become familiar with, evaluate, and apply a broad range of financial instruments. This goes is closely linked to the development of quantitative skills, with a particular emphasis on practical implementation using computer-based tools.
Interdisciplinary connections with subjects such as statistics, financial services, and econometrics are explicitly encouraged. Graduates will acquire the analytical and technical competencies needed to succeed both in financial institutions and in corporate finance functions such as treasury, controlling, and risk management.
Publications
- Halbritter, Gerhard and Dorfleitner, Gregor (2015) The wages of social responsibility - where are they? A critical review of ESG investing.
Review of Financial Economics: 26, P. 25-35. - Dorfleitner, Gregor, Kapitz, Jonas and Wimmer, Maximilian (2014) Crowdinvesting als Finanzierungsalternative für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen.
Die Betriebswirtschaft (DBW): 74 (5), P. 283-303. - Dorfleitner, Gregor, Leidl, Michaela and Priberny, Christopher (2014) Explaining Failures of Microfinance Institutions.
Social Science Research Network : SSRN - Dorfleitner, Gregor and Jahnes, Hilger (2014) Determinants of mortgage loan fraud: Empirical evidence from Germany.
Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung: 66, P. 351-382. - Dorfleitner, Gregor and Jahnes, Hilger (2014) What factors drive personal loan fraud? Evidence from Germany.
Review of Managerial Science: 8 (1), P. 89-119. - Dorfleitner, Gregor and Pfister, Tamara (2014) Justification of per-unit risk capital allocation in portfolio credit risk models.
International Journal of Theoretical & Applied Finance: 17 (6), P. 1450039/1-1450039/29.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219024914500393 - Dorfleitner, Gregor and Utz, Sebastian (2014) Profiling German-speaking socially responsible investors.
Qualitative Research in Financial Markets: 6 (2), P. 118-156. - Dorfleitner, Gregor, Leidl, Michaela, Priberny, Christopher and von Mosch, Jacob (2013) What determines microcredit interest rates?.
Applied Financial Economics: 23 (20), P. 1579-1597.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09603107.2013.839860 - Dorfleitner, Gregor and Priberny, Christopher (2013) A quantitative model for structured microfinance.
Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance: 53 (1), P. 12-22.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.qref.2012.10.005 - Priberny, Christopher and Dorfleitner, Gregor (2013) Risk perception and foreign exchange risk management in microfinance.
Journal of Management and Sustainability: 3 (2), P. 68-78.
https://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jms.v3n2p68
Prof. Dr. Gregor Dorfleitner
Chair holder
- E-mail address: gregor.dorfleitner(at)ur.de (opens your email program)
- Tel: +49 941 943 2683 (starts a telephone call, if your device allows this)
- Location: Vielberth Building, VG 3.05
- Important information: Consultation hours: Please register in advance by emailing Ms. Schubert (sekretariat.finanzierung@ur.de).
- Department of Finance