Dr Felix Irresberger
| Biography | Felix Irresberger is Professor in Finance at Durham University. Before joining Durham University in July 2020, Felix held positions at University of Leeds and Cardiff University. Felix was educated in Germany and holds degrees in Mathematics (BSC/MSC) from University of Duisburg-Essen and Statistics (MSC) and PhD in Finance from TU Dortmund University. At Durham, he is the Recruitment Coordinator for the Department of Finance and co-organises the Durham Conference for Finance Job Market Papers. His main research areas are banking and blockchain. In banking, Felix studies topics such as financial stability and capital requirements, FinTech policy and risk management. In blockchain, Felix is working in issues such as decentralization, consensus protocols, adoption, and innovation and explores decentralized finance applications built on public blockchains. His work has appeared in journals such as Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, European Journal of Operational Research, or the Journal of Banking and Finance. Felix serves as ad-hoc reviewer for prestigious journals on banking, risk management, and blockchain topics, including Management Science; European Journal of Operational Research; Journal of Corporate Finance; Journal of Risk & Insurance; Journal of Banking & Finance; LEDGER; Financial Innovation; Journal of Empirical Finance. |
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| Research Interests | Banking FinTech Blockchain Economics Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Risk Management Financial Stability Capital Requirements |