Andreas Löffler

Andreas studied Mathematics at Leipzig Unversity and Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Berlin (major: differential equations and dynamical systems). He obtained his PhD from University Leipzig in 1993. In the same year he attended the PhD-program "Applied Microeconomics" at Humboldt-Universität and Freie Universität Berlin, obtaining a second PhD in 1995. In 1995 he was visiting scholar at Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania), from 1996 to 2000 Assistant Professor at Freie Universität Berlin. From 1999 to 2000 he was visiting scholar at Anderson School (University of California in Los Angeles). 2000 he got his Habilitation (a requirement in Germany to obtain tenure) and was tenured professor at the chair of banking and finance at University in Hannover. 2006 he was appointed to the chair of banking and finance at Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nuremberg and 2008 he moved to Paderborn as a professor of finance and investment.