Research

The Department of Finance (DF) strives for the highest international quality in research and is one of Europe's leading departments in the field of finance. Our research results are relevant for industry, policy-making, society, and the environment at large.

Research Areas

Research at the Department of Finance covers the following core areas:

• Asset Pricing
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Intermediation (Banking, Insurance)
• Quantitative Finance
• Real Estate Finance
• Sustainable Finance

Research Centers

Our department maintains several research centers and hosts UZH Centers of Competence that are interdisciplinary and cross-institutional.

DF Centers

• Center for Finance and Insurance (CFI)
• Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth (CSP)
• Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab

UZH Centers of Competence

• UZH Center of Competence for Sustainable Finance (CCSF)
• UZH Center of Crisis Competence (CCC), (in German)

Initiative

The department's Initiative in Sustainable Finance (ISF) connects multiple disciplines within finance to tackle pressing sustainability challenges. By fostering collaboration between different stakeholders, we aim to transform sustainable finance from a concept into a tangible reality.

Research Network

The Department of Finance partners with the Swiss Finance Institute (SFI).