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Stefan Scharnowski is an Assistant Professor at the Chair of Business Administration and Finance at the University of Mannheim's Faculty of Business Administration. He has held this position since 2020 and also serves as an Adjunct Lecturer at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management since 2022. His academic career at the University of Mannheim began with doctoral studies in 2013, leading to his PhD in Economics in 2020 with a dissertation titled "Essays in Empirical Market Microstructure."
Dr. Scharnowski's educational background is deeply rooted at the University of Mannheim:
- Ph.D. in Finance, University of Mannheim (2020)
- M.Sc. Business Administration, concentration in Finance, University of Mannheim (2014)
- B.Sc. Economics, concentration in Econometrics, University of Mannheim (2011)
- Semester abroad at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, Norway (2010)
Dr. Scharnowski's research focuses on digital finance and empirical market microstructure, with particular expertise in high-frequency trading, cryptocurrencies, liquidity, blockchains, financial regulation, price efficiency, and tokenization. His work bridges theoretical financial concepts with practical blockchain applications, examining how technological innovations reshape traditional financial markets. He has made significant contributions to understanding cryptocurrency markets, market microstructure in digital assets, and the regulatory implications of decentralized finance.
Dr. Scharnowski's publication record reveals a strong trajectory in cryptocurrency and market microstructure research, with increasing focus on blockchain applications since 2021. His work spans theoretical market microstructure analysis, empirical cryptocurrency studies, and regulatory implications of digital assets. Recent publications demonstrate expertise in price discovery mechanisms, liquidity dynamics in digital markets, and the behavioral aspects of cryptocurrency trading. His collaborative work on "Nonstandard Errors" in the Journal of Finance represents a significant contribution to research methodology in finance.
While specific awards aren't prominently featured, Dr. Scharnowski's work has garnered significant attention in both academic and media circles, with coverage in Financial Times' Alphaville, Mannheimer Morgen, and Die Rheinpfalz.
Dr. Scharnowski actively supervises both bachelor's and master's theses at the University of Mannheim, with recent topics spanning climate finance, privacy coins, tokenized stocks, price discovery on decentralized exchanges, and cryptocurrency volatility patterns. His teaching portfolio is extensive, covering FinTech, Investments, Empirical Finance, and Stata in Finance at both graduate and undergraduate levels. He has received research support from the German Science Foundation (DGF) for his Market Microstructure Database Xetra project, which provides valuable liquidity measures for researchers studying the German equity market.
Dr. Scharnowski is affiliated with several research centers including the Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences at the University of Mannheim and has collaborated with the SAFE Research Center at Goethe University Frankfurt. His work on the Market Microstructure Database Xetra demonstrates his involvement in collaborative research infrastructure development. He frequently presents at international conferences and collaborates with researchers globally, as evidenced by his extensive conference presentation record and multi-institutional co-authorships.
