Education


 

Date

Institution and degree

   
Jul 2010

Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, United Kingdom
Summer School

  • Two one-week courses on data analysis and programming in Stata

  • Lecturer: Karen Robson

Oct 2004-
Oct 2008

Karl-Franzens University Graz, Austria
Doctorate of the Social and Economic Sciences

  • Dissertation titled "Rationality and Efficiency in Experimental Asset Markets"

  • Passed with honours, grade average: 1.1*

Jul 2008

Mannheim Empirical Research Summer School, Germany
Summer School

Aug 2006

Center for Financial Studies, Eltville, Germany
Summer School

  • One-week summer school on "Empirical Asset Pricing", including presentation of a self-authored paper

  • Lecturers: Erik Theissen, Joachim Grammig, Luboš Pástor

Sept 1999- Sept 2004

 

 

Karl-Franzens University Graz, Austria
Master of Financial Management

  • Focus on Banking & Finance – All such courses with grade 1 or 2*

  • Diploma thesis on the topic of the „Efficient Market Hypothesis“

  • Gained analytical skills and experience in teamwork and presenting

Sept 2002-
Jun 2003

Warwick Business School, United Kingdom
Erasmus-Scholarship

  • Specializing in Banking & Finance, Controlling and Operations Research

  • Grade average 2:1

Aug 1999

University of Delaware, USA
Summer Course

  • Five-week course “Presentation Techniques” passed with “A”

  • Used creative problem-solving techniques for four example problems

  • Presented results in class

Sept 1990 –
Jun 1998

Bundesrealgymnasium Kepler, Graz, Austria
Grammar School

  • Matura grade average 1.0*

  • Class representative for five years

  • Member of the decision-making committee for three years, one year of being president and head boy

(The Matura is the Austrian equivalent to English A‑levels)

* (Austrian grading system: 1 - Very Good, 2 - Good, 3 - Satisfactory, 4 - Pass, 5 - Fail)


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