Chair of Statistics and Econometrics

Welcome to the Chair of Statistics and Econometrics!

Welcome to the official website of the Chair of Statistics and Econometrics. This platform provides comprehensive information about our academic offerings, including courses, seminars, and thesis opportunities, as well as our ongoing research endeavors and the chair’s team. Additionally, you will find updates on job openings, research seminars, exam reviews, and more. We encourage you to explore the sections below to learn more.

Teaching and Thesis

The Chair

Teaching and Theses

Teaching

Theses

Research

More about our research

Team

About us

Organization

Letter of Recommendation

A letter of recommendation for applications to master’s programs, doctoral programs, or other forms of academic and industry related applications can be issued for outstanding performances in courses and seminars of the chair.

Contact Prof. Dr. Halbleib

Recognition of Courses/Examinations

Please follow the process, illustrated on the linked website of the examination office under the category “Recognition/Conversion”.

Attach official information about the courses, e.g. from a module handbook to your application, for comparison of the courses.

Examination Office

Research News

Join the Winter 2025/2026 Research Seminar Series

The Institute of Economics & Association of Freiburg Economists (FWW) invite you to join the Winter 2025/2026 Research Seminar Series. Throughout the semester, researchers from universities across Germany and the world will present their work in economics.

Thursdays | 14:00 – 15:30
Seminar Room 02012, Rempartstraße 16, 2nd Floor

The talks are open to everyone — students, staff, and anyone interested in current economic research. No registration needed, just drop by.

Check the schedule and come by for the talks that interest you.

Paper of Prof. Halbleib accepted
in AStA

The Paper Sequential Estimation of Multivariate Factor Stochastic Volatility Models written by Roxana Halbleib, Christian Mücher and Giorgia Calzolari has been accepted for publication in the Advances of Statistical Analysis (AStA).

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Paper of Prof. Halbleib accepted
in JOD

The Paper Exploiting the Gap Between Implied and Realized Volatility written by Roxana Halbleib, Javdat Umarov and Eva Luetkebohmert-Holtz has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Derivatives (JOD).

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Paper of Prof. Halbleib and Jasper Rennspies accepted
in JoE

The Paper Efficient Sampling for Realized Variance Estimation in Time-Changed Diffusion Models written by Timo Dimitriadis, Roxana Halbleib, Jeannine Polivka, Jasper Rennspies, Sina Streicher, Axel Friedrich Wolter has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Econometrics (JoE).

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Teaching News

Exam Overview – Winter Term 2025/2026

Exam	Time	Lecture Halls
Bachelor
Ökonometrie	09:00 – 12:00	Mittwoch, 11. Februar – HS 1010, HS 1199, HS 3042, HS 3044
Statistik – Retake	9:00 – 12:00	Dienstag, 24. Februar – HS 1199, HS 3044, HS 3219
Master
Financial Time Series Analysis	14:00 – 16:00	Friday, March 6 – HS 3044
Intermediate Econometrics	12:00 – 15:00	Tuesday, February 10 – HS 3042, HS 3219, HS Rundbau
Topics in Econometrics and Statistical Learning – Retake	14:00 – 16:00	Friday, February 20 – R 02 012, Rempartstr. 16

Zusatztutorat Statistik

Zur Vorlesung im Sommersemester 2025

Im Wintersemester 2025/2026 wird ein antizyklisches Statistik-Tutorat angeboten. Es findet ab der zweiten Vorlesungswoche mittwochs von 8:15 bis 9:45 Uhr im HS 1243 statt.

Contact

Mailing address:
Chair of Statistics and Econometrics
Institute of Economics
University of Freiburg
79085 Freiburg
Germany

Visitors:
Chair of Statistics and Econometrics
Institute of Economics
University of Freiburg
Rempartstr. 16
79098 Freiburg
Germany

Email: ls.statistik@vwl.uni-freiburg.de
Phone: +49 761 203-2338