Dr. Ruben Seiberlich

Work at ZHAW

Position

Academic Director of the FT Top 50 MSc Banking and Finance

Focus

• Data Science
• Econometrics and Statistical Modeling
• Semi- and Nonparametric Estimation Methods
• Risk Management and Collateralized Lending (with a focus on Securities-Backed Lending)

Teaching

• Lecturer for (Advanced) Quantitative Methods, Statistics, Mathematics, Financial Instruments & Portfolio Theory, Advanced Quantitative Methods, Risk Management, Structured Products and Derivatives, Research Skills, Bank Management, Advanced Research and Consulting
• Lombard Lending - Concepts and Strategies, INSEEC Lyon
• Selectivity Analysis, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Bonn, Germany

Experience

• Mathematics Subject Expert for Final Examinations
  Kantonsschule Rychenberg Winterthur
  06 / 2024 - today
• Head Model Performance and Backtesting
  Credit Suisse AG
  09 / 2015 - 08 / 2017
• Head Lombard Risk Analyses
  Credit Suisse AG
  09 / 2013 - 08 / 2015
• Research Analyst
  Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
  09 / 2008 - 03 / 2009

Education and Continuing education

Education

• PhD in Econometrics / Econometrics
  University of Konstanz
  2009 - 2013
• MSc Economics
  University of Konstanz
  2006 - 2009
• MSc Business and Economics Education
  University of Konstanz
  2003 - 2009
• Trainer Aptitude Certification (AEVO)
  Hochrhein-Bodensee Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK)
  2008 - 2008

Network

Membership of networks

• German Statistical Society e.V. (DStatG), Committee for Computational Statistics and Data Science
• German Statistical Society e.V. (DStatG), Committee for Empirical Economic Research and Applied Econometrics

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5258-5499

Awards

State Graduate Scholarship
State of Baden-Württemberg
09 / 2009

Projects

• Quantitative study of real estate agent impact on selling price / Co-project leader / completed
• Measuring the Effectiveness of Case Management using Propensity Score Matching / Project leader / completed

Selected publications

• Pohlmeier, W., Seiberlich, R., & Uysal, S. D. (2016). A simple and successful shrinkage method for weighting estimators of treatment effects. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 100, 512–525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csda.2014.09.015
• Bachmann, O., Gründler, K., Potrafke, N., & Seiberlich, R. (2021). Partisan bias in inflation expectations. Public Choice, 186(3-4), 513–536. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-019-00741-0
• Gevrek, E., & Seiberlich, R. (2014). Semiparametric decomposition of the gender achievement gap : an application for Turkey. Labour Economics, 31, 27–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2014.08.002

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Richter, T. J., & Seiberlich, R. (2026). Real estate agents, incentives and transaction prices : evidence from Switzerland. Journal of European Real Estate Research. https://doi.org/10.1108/jerer-12-2025-0099
• Gevrek, Z. E., & Seiberlich, R. R. (2025). Culture and the gender gap in gender role attitudes : evidence from second-generation immigrants. Applied Economics. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2025.2550665
• Küttel, T., Müller, M., Richter, T., & Seiberlich, R. (2025). Relatives Blasenrisiko bei Immobilien : eine erweiterte Analyse auf Basis verschiedener Assetklassen. Swiss Real Estate Journal, 30, 52–61.
• Pietrzak, A., Richter, T. J., & Seiberlich, R. (2024). Equal access denied : analyzing gender discrimination in rental housing. Journal of European Real Estate Research, 18(2), 312–326. https://doi.org/10.1108/JERER-06-2024-0042
• Müller, M., Richter, T., & Seiberlich, R. (2023). Relatives Blasenrisiko : empirische Evidenz von Immobilien und Gold. Swiss Real Estate Journal, 27, 4–13.
• Bachmann, O., Gründler, K., Potrafke, N., & Seiberlich, R. (2021). Partisan bias in inflation expectations. Public Choice, 186(3-4), 513–536. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-019-00741-0
• Draheim, M., Schanbacher, P., & Seiberlich, R. (2021). On the effectiveness of case management for people with disabilities. Journal for Labour Market Research, 55(15). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-021-00299-9
• Pohlmeier, W., Seiberlich, R., & Uysal, S. D. (2016). A simple and successful shrinkage method for weighting estimators of treatment effects. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 100, 512–525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csda.2014.09.015
• Gevrek, E., & Seiberlich, R. (2014). Semiparametric decomposition of the gender achievement gap : an application for Turkey. Labour Economics, 31, 27–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2014.08.002
• Botezat, A., & Seiberlich, R. (2013). Educational performance gaps in Eastern Europe. Economics of Transition, 21(4), 731–756. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecot.12027
• Pfeiffer, F., & Seiberlich, R. (2011). Disconnected young adults in Germany : initial evidence. Journal of Contextual Economics, 131(2), 253–262. https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.131.2.253

Other publications

• Bachmann, O., Gründler, K., Morales, J., Potrafke, N., & Seiberlich, R. (2022). Inflationserwartungen und parteipolitische Überzeugungen : empirische Evidenz aus den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. ifo Schnelldienst, 75(5), 45–49. https://www.ifo.de/publikationen/2022/aufsatz-zeitschrift/inflationserwartungen-und-parteipolitische-ueberzeugungen
• Ahmad, S., Hauf, P., & Seiberlich, R. R. (2022). Analyzing spillover effects of the gamestop squeeze on short interest. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4038475

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Müller, M., Richter, T., & Seiberlich, R. (2023, May 11). Relatives Blasenrisiko : empirische Evidenz von Immobilien und Gold. Swiss Real Estate Research Congress, Zürich, Schweiz, 11. Mai 2023.
• Ahmad, S., Hauf, P., & Seiberlich, R. (2022). Analyzing spillover effects of the GameStop squeeze on short interest. Annual Event of Finance Research Letters 2022 CEMLA Conference, Mexico City, Mexico, 21-22 April 2022.

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