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Prof. Dr. Christoph Schneider

Current affiliations

  • Professorship of Finance (Prof. Schneider)

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Governance
  • Behavioral Finance
  • Labor and Finance
  • Mergers and Acquisitions

Academic Education

2010 - 2017Habilitation at the University of Mannheim
2006 - 2009Ph.D. student at the University of Mannheim
2004 - 2006Ph.D. student at the Humboldt University Berlin
2001 - 2004M.A. in Economics and Management Science at the Humboldt University Berlin
2002 - 2003EAP Reciprocity Student at the University of California at Berkeley
1999 - 2001Intermediate Examination in Economics at Humboldt University Berlin

Work Experience

since 2020Professor of Finance, University of Münster
2017 - 2020Assistant Professor of Finance, Tilburg University
2010 - 2017Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Mannheim
2012 - 2013Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Michigan

Publications

Bidder and Target Size Effects in M&A Are Not Driven by Overconfidence or Agency Problems
Schneider, Christoph; Spalt, Oliver (2025)
In: Critical Finance Review, 14(2), 187-215. doi:10.1561/104.00000156
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Does the CAPM drive misvaluations in M&As?
Hark, Paul F.; Schneider, Christoph (2025)
In: Journal of Business Economics, 95(2/3), 427-463. doi:10.1007/s11573-024-01216-5
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Bidder opportunism, familiarity, and the M&A payment choice
Lohmeier, Nils; Schneider, Christoph (2025)
In: Journal of Banking and Finance. doi:10.1016/j.jbankfin.2025.107595
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | accepted / in press (not yet published)
The Gender Pension Gap in Germany – Reasons and Remedies
Niessen-Ruenzi, Alexandra; Schneider, Christoph (2022)
In: CESifo Forum, 23(2), 20-24.
Research article (journal) | Published
Labor Representation in Governance as an Insurance Mechanism
Kim E. Han, Maug Ernst, Schneider Christoph (2018)
In: Review of Finance, 22(4), 1251-1289. doi:10.1093/rof/rfy012
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
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Projects

Finest in Finance - Excellence program of the Finance Center Münster (FiF)
Duration: since 01/01/2012
Funded by: Commerzbank AG, Capcora GmbH
Type of project: Individual project

Prizes

DGF Best Paper Award
Awarded by: German Finance Association
Award given to: Gehrke, Britta; Maug, Ernst; Obernberger, Stefan; Schneider, Christoph
Announced at: 15/10/2021 | Date of awarding: 15/10/2021
Type of distinction: Best publication award
Award for outstanding teaching performance for the course “Corporate Valuation”
Awarded by: Tilburg University
Award given to: Schneider, Christoph
Announced at: 01/01/2019 | Date of awarding: 01/01/2019
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Runner-up for the Pagano-Zechner Award for Best Paper in the Review of Finance in 2018
Awarded by: Review of Finance
Award given to: Kim, E. Han; Maug, Ernst; Schneider, Christoph
Announced at: 01/01/2019 | Date of awarding: 01/01/2019
Type of distinction: Best publication award
Best Paper Award
Awarded by: Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets
Award given to: Dittmann, Ingolf; Schneider, Christoph; Zhu, Yuhao
Date of awarding: 01/01/2017
Type of distinction: Best publication award
Larry Lang Corporate Finance Best Paper Award
Awarded by: European Financial Management Association
Award given to: Schneider, Christoph; Spalt, Oliver
Date of awarding: 01/01/2012
Type of distinction: Best publication award
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Doctorates

Corporate Policies and Asset Prices
Candidate: Nils Lohmeier | Supervisors: Thomas Langer, Christoph Schneider | Reviewers: Thomas Langer, Christoph Schneider, Martin Watzinger
Period of time: 18/11/2024 - 20/11/2024
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster