Andreas Loeffler

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. Andreas Loeffler serves as a Professor of Banking and Finance at the Department of Finance, Accounting & Taxation (FACTS) within the Department of Economics at the Free University of Berlin. His academic journey includes a habilitation in business administration (2000) and dual doctorates in mathematics (1993) and economics (1995).

• Education: Mathematics studies at Leipzig and Berlin; Graduate program in Applied Microeconomics (Humboldt University & FU Berlin)
• Prior appointments: Professor at University of Hanover (2000-2005), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (2006-2008), and Paderborn University (2008-2011)

Research focuses on neoclassical finance theory with applications to:

• Investment and financing decisions
• Risk assessment and portfolio theory
• Corporate valuation under tax considerations
• Stochastic modeling using DCF and Martingale methods

Teaching emphasizes formal rigor and mathematical foundations, with notable courses in:

• Decision theory (winter semester)
• Investment and financing (summer semester)
• Advanced finance seminars

His work addresses critical intersections between taxation, capital market dynamics, and financial decision-making under uncertainty. The professorship maintains strict requirements for mathematical proficiency, with exams testing both theoretical understanding and computational rigor.