Chair of Econometrics and Chair of Financial Econometrics

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The Chair of Econometrics and Financial Econometrics conduct research and teaching on quantitative methods. Research is focused on the construction of inferential methods, applications of Bayesian statistics and machine learning, time series and panel data methods and applications, as well as learning analytics. The chairs offer several compulsory for different programs (business, economics, business informatics and econometrics, among others) from introductory lectures until Phd-level courses. We also offer courses on current research topics, such as Bayesian econometrics, causal inference, financial econometrics, extreme value theory and statistical learning. also offered.

 

 Thu, 18. Feb. 2021   Schwarzbach, Marco

Paper "Clustering Using Student t Mixture Copulas"

Dr. Till Massing's authored paper, "Clustering Using Student t Mixture Copulas", was accepted for the internationally peer-reviewed Journal SN Computer Science. The publication can be viewed here.
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 Wed, 03. Feb. 2021   Schwarzbach, Marco

Conferral of a Doctorate of Matthias Kaeding

Despite the unusual time characterized by contact reduction, minimum distances and masks, the disputation of Matthias Kaeding took place last Monday. The Chair of Econometrics congratulates on the successfully completed PhD. Ma...
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 Fri, 13. Nov. 2020   Rammert, Timo

German Science Foundation (DFG) funds project "Simulations- und Schätzverfahren allgemeiner temperierter Lévy Verteilungen”

The German Science Foundation (DFG) funds the project "Simulations- und Schätzverfahren allgemeiner temperierter Lévy Verteilungen” for three years. Dr. Till Massing will work on various projects regarding the simulation and...
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 Mon, 02. Nov. 2020   Rammert, Timo

Change regarding Advanced Econometrics WS 20/21

Please note that the lecture as well as the exercise for the module Advanced Econometrics will take place exclusively online via Zoom from 9.11.2020.
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 Thu, 29. Oct. 2020   Rammert, Timo

Paper "The Uncertainty in Extreme Risk Forecasts from Covariate-Augmented Volatility Models"

The paper "The Uncertainty in Extreme Risk Forecasts from Covariate-Augmented Volatility Models" by Dr. Yannick Hoga has been accepted by the peer reviewed International Journal of Forecasting. The publication can be found here. ...
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 Tue, 27. Oct. 2020   Rammert, Timo

Advanced Econometrics WS 20/21

The first lecture of the module Advanced Econometrics will take place on 02.11.2020 at 12:00 s.t. in presence in room R11 T00 D01 and the first corresponding exercise at 14:00 s.t. in the same room. Please register for this event...
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 Wed, 14. Oct. 2020   Rammert, Timo

Descriptive Statistics WS 20/21

The first online lecture of the module Descriptive Statistics will take place on 03.11.2020 and the first corresponding online exercise on 06.11.2020. You have to apply for the course in the LSF first. After that you will receive...
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 Wed, 07. Oct. 2020   Rammert, Timo

Econometric Methods WS 20/21

The first online lecture of the module Econometric Methods will be held on 03.11.2020 and the first exercise will take place on 09.11.2020. You can request the enrolment key for the corresponding course room on moodle  by e-mail...
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 Tue, 06. Oct. 2020   Rammert, Timo

Recent Developments in Econometrics WS 20/21

The first online lecture of the module Recent Developments in Econometrics will take place on 02.11.2020. You can request the enrolment key for the corresponding course room on moodle by e-mail from Stephan Hetzenecker. In this...
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 Tue, 29. Sep. 2020   Klenke, Jens

Preparatory course in R

This term we are going to offer a preparatory course in R which gives an introduction to the statistical programming language R. All students with no or little knowledge in R who want to take the course method of econometrics are...
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 Sat, 18. Apr. 2020   Rammert, Timo

Paper "On the parametric description of log-growth rates of cities’ sizes of four European countries and the USA"

The Paper "On the parametric description of log-growth rates of cities’ sizes of four European countries and the USA" by Dr. Till Massing,  Dr. Miguel Puente-Ajovín und Dr. Arturo Ramos  has been accepted by the peer reviewed...
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 Mon, 06. Jan. 2020   Rammert, Timo

Paper "Where does the tail begin? An approach based on scoring rules"

The paper "Where does the tail begin? An approach based on scoring rules" by Dr. Yannick Hoga has been accepted by the peer reviewed Journal Econometric Reviews. The publication can be found here.
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