Volker SEILER
Finance, Audit, Accounting and Control
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Biography
Volker Seiler is an Associate Professor in Finance at ICN Business School (Berlin Campus) and a member of the CEREFIGE research laboratory at the University of Lorraine. He holds a PhD in finance from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and was awarded the Facultas Docendi in “Economics and Financial Management” pursuant to his Habilitation at Paderborn University.
Before joining ICN Business School in December 2022, Volker spent one year as Senior Researcher at Deutsche Bundesbank. Moreover, he gained extensive international experience as Associate Professor in Finance at EM Normandie and Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University’s International Business School Suzhou (IBSS) as well as Visiting Research Professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business. During his time at IBSS, he also served in a dual role as Programme Director and Academic Director of the University’s largest executive education programme. Volker’s research interests cover topics at the intersection of finance and economics, with a recent focus on applied economics and commodity markets, rare earth elements in particular.
Degrees and Training
| Year | Title | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Habilitation in Economics and Financial Management | Paderborn University | Germany |
| 2011 | Dr. rer. pol. in Finance | WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management | Germany |
| 2006 | M.A. in International Economics | Paderborn University | Germany |
| 2005 | Diplom-Kaufmann in International Business Studies | Paderborn University | Germany |
Courses Taught
| Year | Title | Country | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sustainable Finance | Germany | University of Marburg |
| 2025 | Advanced Quantitative Risk Management | Germany | ICN Business School |
| 2025 | Multinational Business Finance | Germany | ICN Business School |
| 2025 | Time Trackin Excellence bei LSC360 – Steigerung der Profitabilität durch Präzision | Luxembourg | ICN Business School |
| 2024 | Market Finance | Germany | ICN Business School |
| 2023 | International Banking | France | ICN Business School |
| 2023 | BMC preparation (Bloomberg) | France | ICN Business School |
| 2022 | Financial Risk Management | Germany | ICN Business School |
| 2022 | Computational Finance | France | ICN Business School |
| 2021 | International Finance | France | EM Normandie |
| 2021 | Business Planning and Budgeting | France | EM Normandie |
| 2020 | Financial Instruments | China (PRC) | Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, International Business School Suzhou |
| 2020 | International Payment Means | France | EM Normandie |
| 2020 | Financial Analysis | France | EM Normandie |
| 2019 | Research Skills for Business Executives | China (PRC) | Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, International Business School Suzhou |
| 2019 | Applying Economic Thinking in Global Business – Microeconomics | China (PRC) | Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, International Business School Suzhou |
| 2018 | International Corporate Financial Management | China (PRC) | Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, International Business School Suzhou |
| 2017 | Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Models in Macroeconomics | Germany | Paderborn University |
| 2017 | Financial Analysis | China (PRC) | Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, International Business School Suzhou |
| 2015 | Capital Markets and Corporate Governance in Asia | Germany | Paderborn University |
| 2014 | Advanced Macroeconomics | Germany | Paderborn University |
| 2012 | Multinational Finance | Germany | Paderborn University |
| 2012 | Empirical Economic Research | Germany | Paderborn University |
| 2012 | Applied Financial Economics | Germany | Paderborn University |
Research Interests
- Financial Economics
- General Economics, General Management
- Macroeconomics
Publications
| Year | Type | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Journal article | SEILER, V., “What determines potential usage of the digital euro?”, Research in International Business and Finance, March 2026, vol. 86 |
| 2025 | Journal article | SEILER, V., “Economic growth and equity returns revisited – New evidence in the time and frequency domain”, International Journal of Finance & Economics, October 2025 |
| 2024 | Journal article | SEILER, V., “The relationship between Chinese and FOB prices of rare earth elements – Evidence in the time and frequency domain”, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, March 2024, vol. 95, pp. 160-179 |
| 2024 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “What determines potential usage of the digital euro?” in GOR AG Financial Management and Investments Workshop, 2024, Paris, France |
| 2024 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “What determines potential usage of the digital euro?” in Central Bank Digital Currencies Workshop, 2024, London, Great Britain |
| 2024 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “Economic growth and equity returns revisited – New evidence in the time and frequency domain” in MENA – Asian Conference of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society, 2024, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| 2023 | Journal article | SEILER, V., B. M. GILROY, C. PEITZ, N. STÖCKMANN, “40 years of economic reform – The case of Pudong New Area Open Economic Zone in Shanghai”, Applied Economics, May 2023, vol. 55, no. 16, pp. 1845-1858 |
| 2023 | Journal article | SEILER, V., N. STÖCKMANN, “The impact of the German fuel discount on prices at the petrol pump”, German Economic Review, May 2023, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 191-206 |
| 2023 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “The relationship between Chinese and FOB prices of rare earth elements revisited – A wavelet approach” in 7th International Conference on Applied Theory, Macro and Empirical Finance (AMEF 2023), 2023, Thessaloniki, Greece |
| 2023 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “The relationship between Chinese and FOB prices of rare earth elements revisited – A wavelet approach” in XI Meeting on International Economics, 2023, Castelló de la Plana / Online, Spain |
| 2023 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “The relationship between Chinese and FOB prices of rare earth elements revisited – A wavelet approach” in GOR AG FIFI Workshop, 2023, Halle, Germany |
| 2023 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., N. STÖCKMANN, “The impact of the German fuel discount on prices at the petrol pump” in XI Meeting on International Economics, 2023, Castelló de la Plana / Online, Spain |
| 2023 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., N. STÖCKMANN, “The impact of the German fuel discount on prices at the petrol pump” in 17th CEUS Workshop on European Economics, 2023, Vallendar, Germany |
| 2023 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “Economic Growth and Equity Returns Revisited – New Evidence Using Wavelet Analysis” in EEFS (European Economics and Finance Society), 2023, Berlin, Germany |
| 2022 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “40 Years of economic reform – The case of Pudong New Area Open Economic Zone in Shanghai” in Scottish Economic Society Annual Conference, 2022, Glasgow, Online, Great Britain |
| 2021 | Journal article | SEILER, V., “China-to-FOB price transmission in the rare earth elements market and the end of Chinese export restrictions”, Energy Economics, October 2021, vol. 102, no. 105485 |
| 2021 | Journal article | SEILER, V., K. FANENBRUCK, “Acceptance of digital investment solutions: The case of robo advisory in Germany”, Research in International Business and Finance, December 2021, vol. 58, no. 101490 |
| 2021 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “China-to-FOB price transmission in the rare earth elements market and the end of Chinese export restrictions” in 13th FIW Research Conference International Economics, 2021, Online |
| 2021 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “40 Years of economic reform – The case of Pudong New Area Open Economic Zone in Shanghai” in 14th Annual meeting of the Portuguese Economic Journal, 2021, Online |
| 2021 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “40 Years of economic reform – The case of Pudong New Area Open Economic Zone in Shanghai” in 16th Annual Conference Warsaw International Economic Meeting, 2021, Online |
| 2021 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “On skewness and prudence” in BAM 2021 Conference, 2021, Online |
| 2021 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “Acceptance of digital investment solutions” in BAM 2021 Conference, 2021, Online |
| 2021 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “40 Years of economic reform – The case of Pudong New Area Open Economic Zone in Shanghai” in COMPIE 2021 Conference, 2021, Online |
| 2021 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “Acceptance of digital investment solutions: The case of robo advisory in Germany” in DisrupTechs Agora (DTA) 21, 2021, Online |
| 2021 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “China-to-FOB price transmission in the rare earth elements market and the end of Chinese export restrictions” in Hagen Workshop on Global Economic Studies, 2021, Online |
| 2021 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “China-to-FOB price transmission in the rare earth elements market” in WEAI 96th Annual Conference, 2021, Online |
| 2020 | Journal article | PROELSS, J., D. SCHWEIZER, V. SEILER, “The economic importance of rare earth elements volatility forecasts”, International Review of Financial Analysis, October 2020, vol. 71, no. 101316 |
| 2020 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “40 Years of economic reform – The case of Pudong New Area Open Economic Zone in Shanghai” in WEAI 95th Annual Conference, 2020, Online |
| 2019 | Journal article | ATKINS, M., B. M. GILROY, V. SEILER, “New Dimensions of Service Offshoring in World Trade”, Intereconomics, March-May 2019, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 120-126 |
| 2019 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “40 Years of economic reform – The case of Pudong New Area Open Economic Zone in Shanghai” in Chinese Economists Society 2019 China Annual Conference, 2019, Dalian, Liaoning, China (PRC) |
| 2019 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “On skewness and prudence” in Vietnam Symposium on Banking and Finance, 2019, Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 2018 | Journal article | PROELSS, J., D. SCHWEIZER, V. SEILER, “Do announcements of WTO dispute resolution cases matter? Evidence from the rare earth elements market”, Energy Economics, June 2018, vol. 78, pp. 1-23 |
| 2018 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “The economic importance of rare earth elements volatility forecasts” in The economic importance of rare earth elements volatility forecasts, 2018, Shanghai, China (PRC) |
| 2018 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “The economic importance of rare earth elements volatility forecasts” in NFINITI Conference in International Finance, 2018, Sydney, Australia |
| 2018 | Communications in an Academical or Professional conference | SEILER, V., “The economic importance of rare earth elements volatility forecasts” in International Conference on Operations Research, 2018, Bruxelles, Belgium |