Contact

PD Dr. Andre Guettler
room:    220
phone: +49 (0) 7 31/50-3 10 30
e-mail:   andre.guettler (at) uni-ulm.de

Consultation-hour: on appointment 

Address:

University of Ulm
Institute of Strategic Management and Finance
Helmholtzstraße 22
89081 Ulm
Germany

PD Dr. Andre Guettler

Director of the institute

Andre Guettler holds a doctoral degree from the Goethe University Frankfurt. Before joining Ulm University in April 2013, he has been Assistant Professor and Heisenberg Scholar at EBS Business School. During that time he visited National University of Singapore, University of Texas at Austin, Tilburg University, and Coppead Business School. His research concentrates on Banking and Mutual Funds and was published in the Review of Finance, Journal of Banking & Finance, and Journal of Financial Services Research among others. Since 2010 he has been Associate Editor at the Journal of Banking & Finance. In addition, he has vast consulting experience in the financial services industry.

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Selected Publications

Opens external link in new windowThe Adjustment of Credit Ratings in Advance of Defaults, with M. Wahrenburg, Journal of Banking & Finance 31 (2007), 751–767.

Opens external link in new windowThe Informational Content of Unsolicited Ratings, with P. Behr, Journal of Banking & Finance 32 (2008), 587–599.

Opens external link in new windowOn Comparing the Accuracy of Default Predictions in the Rating Industry, with W. Krämer, Empirical Economics 32 (2008), 343–356.

Opens external link in new windowThe Impact of Downward Rating Momentum, with P. Raupach, Journal of Financial Services Research 37 (2010), 1–23.

Opens external link in new windowRating Opaque Borrowers: Why Are Unsolicited Ratings Lower?, with C. Bannier and P. Behr, Review of Finance 14 (2010), 263–294.

Opens external link in new windowHow Do Lending Relationships Affect Access to Credit and Loan Conditions in Microlending?, with P. Behr and A. Entzian, Journal of Banking & Finance 35 (2011), 2169–2178.

Opens external link in new windowUsing Industry Momentum to Improve Portfolio Performance, with P. Behr and F. Truebenbach, Journal of Banking & Finance 36 (2012), 1414–1423.

Opens external link in new windowOn Portfolio Optimization: Imposing the Right Constraints, with P. Behr and F. Miebs, Journal of Banking & Finance 37 (2013), 1232–1242.

Opens external link in new windowGender and Banking: Are Women Better Loan Officers?, with T. Beck and P. Behr, Review of Finance (2012), forthcoming

Opens external link in new windowThe Impact of Public Guarantees on Bank Risk Taking: Evidence from a Natural Experiment, with R. Gropp and C. Gruendl, Review of Finance (2013), forthcoming

 

Working Papers

Pitfalls and Perils of Financial Innovation: The Use of CDS by Corporate Bond Funds, with Tim Adam, presented at FIRS 2011 (coauthor)

Hidden Gems and Borrowers with Dirty Little Secrets: Investment in Soft Information, Borrower Self-selection and Competition, with Reint Gropp and Christian Gruendl, University of Tilburg's European Banking Center Discussion Paper No. 2012-010, presented at CEPR/ECB/ Indiana/RoF Conference on Small Business Financing 2012

Financial Incentives and Loan Officer Behaviour, with Patrick Behr, Alejandro Drexler, and Reint Gropp