Christoph Hinkelmann

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Clinical Professor of Finance

Department Finance
Office Address 318 Business Building
Phone Number 814-863-0446
Email Address cuh19@psu.edu

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Before joining the Smeal College of Business, Professor Hinkelmann served on the faculty at Wake Forest University, Auburn University, and Texas A&M University. He also spent five years as a vice president and portfolio manager at Allianz Global Investors Capital and Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management working with the firms' quantitative equity strategies. Prior to his graduate study, Professor Hinkelmann served in the Division of Monetary Affairs at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Education

Ph D, Business Administration (Finance / Accounting), The University of Rochester, 2002

BA, Economics, Mathematics, The University of Virginia, 1991

Courses Taught

FIN 406 – Sec Anly &Prt Mgmt (3)
Advanced valuation theory; fundamentals of security analysis; portfolio construction and management.

FIN 395A – NLF ASSOC PRAC (3)

FIN 495A – NLF Lead Mgt Prac (3)

FIN 495B – NLF Exec Brd Prac (3)

STAT 494H – Research Project (Variable)
Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small group basis.

FIN 496 – Independent Studies (Variable)
Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.

Selected Publications

Stern L., Swidler S., Hinkelmann C., "Deposit rate sensitivity of credit union shares." Journal of Economics and Finance, vol. 33, 2009, pp. 259-272
Bertus M., Godbey J., Hinkelmann C., "Noise, hedging, and equity prices: A new approach." International Review of Financial Analysis, vol. 17, 2008, pp. 886-902
Hinkelmann C., Swidler S., "Trading house price risk with existing futures contracts." Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, vol. 36, no. 1, 2008
Hinkelmann C., Swidler S., "Deposit share growth in a changing interest rate environment." Filene Research Institute, 2007
Bertus M., Hinkelmann C., Gropper D., "Distance education and student performance in finance classes." Journal of Financial Education, vol. 32, no. 3, 2006, pp. 25-36
Hinkelmann C., Swidler S., "Hedging macroeconomic risk with existing futures contracts." Risk Letters, vol. 1, no. 3, 2005
Hinkelmann C., Swidler S., "State government hedging with financial derivatives." State and Local Government Review, vol. 37, no. 2, 2005, pp. 127-141
Hinkelmann C., Swidler S., "Using futures contracts to hedge macroeconomic risk in the public sector." Derivatives Use, Trading, & Regulation, vol. 10, no. 1, 2004, pp. 54-69

Editorship

Journal of Undergraduate Research in Finance, Associate Editor, (robinson.gsu.edu/jurf/editorialboard.shtml), May 2012 - Present

Honors and Awards