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Welcome to the CFR!

The Centre for Financial Research (CFR) is a research institute at the University of Cologne and conducts independent, cutting-edge research of practical relevance in the area of financial markets. We offer talented students and graduates the opportunity to participate in our research, so that, given adequate abilities and interests, their way into international research may become easier. As a competence centre for finance, the CFR is finding resonance in academia and practitioners. We invite you to be part of the process!

 

News

Journal  of Public EconomicsThe CFR Working Paper No. 24-04 "The 'Privatization' of Municipal Debt" by Ivan T. Ivanov and Tom Zimmermann has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Public Economics.
Review of FinanceThe CFR Working Paper No. 21-01 "Hedge Funds and the Positive Idiosyncratic Volatility Effect" by Turan G. Bali and Florian Weigert has been accepted for publication in the Review of Finance.
Journal of Law and EconomicsThe CFR Working Paper No. 22-06 "Conflicting Incentives in the Management of 529 Plans" by Justin Balthrop and Gjergji Cici has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Law and Economics.
Journal of Financial and Quantitative AnalysisThe CFR Working Paper No. 21-02 "Does Speculative News Hurt Productivity? Evidence from Takeover Rumors" by Christian Andres, Dmitry Bazhutov, Douglas Cumming, Gerrit Koechling and Peter Limbach has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
Mr Christian Otto, President of the Regional Office of the Deutsche Bundesbank in North Rhine-Westphalia, has been appointed to the CFR Advisory Body with effect from 1 July 2024. We warmly welcome him and look forward to a good working relationship.
Review of FinanceThe CFR Working Paper No. 21-05 "On the Valuation Skills of Corporate Bond Mutual Funds" by Gjergji Cici and Pei (Alex) Zhang has been accepted for publication in Review of Finance.




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Centre for Financial Research (CFR)
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CFR Research Seminar

The program for the Research Seminar in the winter term 2024/25 is scheduled. The seminar takes place via Zoom. Information on the program can be found here.

Data and Programs on "Open Source Cross Sectional Asset Pricing"

In CFR Working Paper 20-04, Prof. Tom Zimmermann and Prof. Andrew Y. Chen compile an extensive data set to reproduce 315 cross-sectional stock return predictors. The data set and the associated programs can be downloaded here: https://www.openassetpricing.com/

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