Stefan Hirth
Dr. rer. pol., Dipl.-Wi.-Ing.
Research Fellow, Danish Finance Institute
Associate Professor, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University
Department of Economics and Business Economics
Universitetsbyen 55, Building 1816, office 539
DK-8000 Aarhus C
+45 8716 6023
official web: au.dk/en/stefan@econ.au.dk
e-mail: stefan [at] econ.au.dk
Areas of interest
Research: Corporate Finance, Real Options, Capital Structure, Strategic Interaction, Credit Rating Agencies, Household Finance
Teaching: Corporate Finance, Real Options, Portfolio Theory, Credit Risk, Credit Rating Agencies
Education
- Universität Karlsruhe (TH): 2002-2007, Dr. rer. pol. (2007)
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA: 2000-2001, exchange studies
- Universität Karlsruhe (TH): 1997-2002, Dipl.-Wi.-Ing. (2002)
Experience
Academic
- Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University: Associate Professor, 2010-today (on leave while at SDU)
- Nordic Finance Network (NFN): Board Member, 2022-today
- University of Mannheim | Business School, Germany: Visiting Researcher, 2025
- University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Odense, Denmark: Professor (wsr, fixed term), 2017-2018
- University of Zurich, Switzerland: Visiting Scholar, 2013
- Columbia University, New York, USA: Visiting Scholar, 2011
- Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University: Assistant Professor, 2007-2010
- AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand: Visiting Researcher, 2008
- Universität Karlsruhe (TH): Research & Teaching Assistant, 2002-2007
Industry
- Banque de France, Paris, France: Visiting Scholar, 2012
- Daimler AG, Sindelfingen, Germany: Intern & Diploma Thesis (Game Theory), 2001-2002
- Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt, Germany: Intern (Interest Rate Derivatives), 2000