Prof. Dr. Sebastian Utz
Short Biography
| 04/2022 to present | Professor of Climate Finance at the University of Augsburg |
| 08/2017 to 03/2022 | Assistant Professor of Finance at the University St. Gallen |
| 01/2013 to 07/2017 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Finance at the University of Regensburg |
| 01/2014 to 06/2014 | Visiting Scholar at the Department of Finance, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, Athens (GA) |
| 01/2009 to 12/2012 | Teaching and Research Fellow at the Department of Finance at the University of Regensburg |
| 08/2011 | Guest Researcher Program for young researchers of the CRC 649 (economic risk) at the Humboldt-University Berlin, Berlin |
| 10/2004 to 09/2009 | Diploma in Mathematics at the University of Augsburg |
Research areas
Climate Finance, Sustainable Finance, Asset Management, Multi-Criteria Decision Making
AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS
- Since 2022: Member of the Sustainable Finance Research Platform ( Wissenschaftsplattform Sustainable Finance)
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LIFE Climate Foundation Liechtenstein Impact Award 2023
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WirtschaftsWoche BWL Ranking 2022 (Top 100 under 40, BWL): ranked 34th
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HSG Impact Award 2021 ( Video)
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WirtschaftsWoche BWL Ranking 2020 (Top 100 under 40, BWL): ranked 70th
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LIFE Climate Foundation Liechtenstein Impact Award 2019
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Shin Research Excellence Award 2019
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Best Paper Award at the Green Summit 2018 at the University of Liechtenstein
Selected Publications
- T. Bauckloh, J. Dobrick, A. Höck, S. Utz and M. Wagner (2024). In partnership for the goals? The level of agreement between SDG ratings, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 217, 664–678. (open access)
- R. E. Steuer and S. Utz (2023). Non-contour efficient fronts for identifying most preferred portfolios in sustainability investing, European Journal of Operational Research, 306(2), 742–753.
- T. Bauckloh, S. Schaltegger, S. Utz, S. Zeile, and B. Zwergel (2023). Active first movers vs. late free-riders? An empirical analysis of UN PRI signatories' commitment, Journal of Business Ethics, 182, 747–781. (open access)
- D. V. Fauser and S. Utz (2021). Risk Mitigation of Corporate Social Performance in US Class Action Lawsuits, Financial Analysts Journal, 77(2), 43–65.
- S. Utz, M. Wimmer, and R. E. Steuer (2015). Tri-Criterion Modeling for Constructing More-Sustainable Mutual Funds, European Journal of Operational Research, 246(1), 331–338.
- S. Utz, M. Wimmer, M. Hirschberger, and R. E. Steuer (2014). Tri-criterion inverse portfolio optimization with application to socially responsible mutual funds, European Journal of Operational Research, 234(2), 491–498.
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M. Hirschberger, R. E. Steuer, S. Utz, M. Wimmer, and Y. Qi (2013). Computing the Nondominated Surface in Tri-Criterion Portfolio Selection, Operations Research, 61(1), 169–183.
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G. Dorfleitner and S. Utz (2012). Safety first portfolio choice based on financial and sustainability returns, European Journal of Operational Research, 221(1), 155–164.
(see the full list of publications here)