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Prof. Dr. Nicole Branger is a Full Professor of Finance and Chair of Derivatives and Financial Engineering at the University of Münster's School of Business and Economics. She holds the Venia Legendi (Habilitation) in Business Administration and has held academic positions at the University of Southern Denmark and Goethe University Frankfurt. Her research focuses on derivatives, asset pricing, and asset allocation, with a particular emphasis on market dynamics, risk management, and financial engineering.
Branger's academic journey includes a Ph.D. (Dr. rer. pol.) from the University of Karlsruhe (TH) and a Diplom in Business Engineering. She has been a Research Fellow at the Center for Financial Studies (CFS) since 2013 and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Banking and Finance. Her work bridges theoretical finance with practical applications, addressing topics such as volatility modeling, portfolio optimization, and the impact of geopolitical events on commodity markets.
Her research highlights include studies on stock-market bubbles, global value chain dynamics, and the effects of oil market monopoly power. She has published extensively in top journals such as the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Review of Finance, and Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control.
Branger has received several accolades, including the WHU Finance Award (2013 and 2009) and the Walter-Georg-Waffenschmidt-Preis. Her projects include analyzing agricultural commodity markets and investigating bubbles in financial markets. She actively contributes to academic governance, including roles in editorial boards and research networks.
