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Contemporary Trends and Challenges in Finance

Proceedings from the 6th Wroclaw International Conference in Finance

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  • © 2021

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  • Presents the latest research on various topics in finance and financial economics
  • Introduces the results of advanced financial modeling
  • Presents an analysis of financial issues including specifics of the Polish and Central European markets

Part of the book series: Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics (SPBE)

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Table of contents (15 papers)

  1. Banking

  2. Corporate Finance

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About this book

This volume continues to highlight the latest research contributions presented at the annual Wroclaw conference in Finance (Poland), covering a wide range of topics in the field. The chapters reflect the extent, diversity, and richness of research areas, and discuss both fundamental and applied finance. A detailed analysis of current financial-market problems including specifics of Polish and Central European markets is also part of this volume. Selected chapters also examine the results of advanced financial modeling. These proceedings are a valuable resource for researchers in universities and research and policy institutions, graduate students and practitioners in economics, finance and international economics in both private and government institutions.



Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Financial Investments and Risk Management, Wroclaw University of Economics & Business, Wroclaw, Poland

    Krzysztof Jajuga

  • Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany

    Hermann Locarek-Junge

  • Department of Economics and Finance, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, USA

    Lucjan T. Orlowski

  • Department of Economics & Finance, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia

    Karsten Staehr

About the editors

Krzysztof Jajuga is a Professor of Finance. He holds the chair of the Department of Financial Investments and Risk Management at Wroclaw University of Economics and Business. He obtained his doctoral degree in Economics from Wroclaw University of Economics and Business in 1982 and became a full professor in 1992. His field of scientific interest is financial econometrics, capital markets and risk analysis and management. He is the author of numerous international and national publications, including 18 books. He holds a number of positions including president of CFA Society Poland.


Hermann Locarek-Junge has been a Professor of Finance and Financial Services at TU Dresden’s Faculty of Management and Economics since 1995. He has been visiting professor and research fellow at a number of international institutions and universities. During his academic career, he undertook research work for several banks, including the Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Bank, Sparkasse Dresden, Union Investment, and the German National Research Foundation (DFG).


Lucjan T. Orlowski is a Professor of Economics and Finance and a Director of the Doctor of Business Administration in Finance Program at Sacred Heart University, USA. His research interests include monetary economics, financial markets and institutions, and financial stability. He has authored numerous books, chapters in edited volumes and articles in scholarly journals. He has been visiting professor and research fellow at many prominent international institutions and universities and served in an advisory role for many governments and financial institutions including Polish Ministry of Finance and National Bank of Poland. He has worked with the European Commission Economic and Finance Committee on the post-crisis policy responses to extreme risks in financial markets. He is collaborating with Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group on analyzing the volatility of financial futures and its impact on real economy.  He is a Doctor Honoris Causa recipient from Wrocław University of Economics.


Karsten Staehr has since 2007 worked as a Professor of economics at Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia. He also holds a part-time position as a research supervisor at Eesti Pank, the central bank of Estonia. He holds a master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and master’s and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Copenhagen. He undertakes research and policy analysis within macroeconomics, international finance, public economics and transition economics. He is an associate editor of the Baltic Journal of Economics and on the editorial board of several other journals.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Contemporary Trends and Challenges in Finance

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings from the 6th Wroclaw International Conference in Finance

  • Editors: Krzysztof Jajuga, Hermann Locarek-Junge, Lucjan T. Orlowski, Karsten Staehr

  • Series Title: Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73667-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73666-8Published: 12 June 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73669-9Published: 12 June 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-73667-5Published: 11 June 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2198-7246

  • Series E-ISSN: 2198-7254

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 251

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 31 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, Business Finance, Risk Management

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