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Holger M. Mueller

Holger M. Mueller

Joined Stern 2001

Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Kaufman Management Center
44 West Fourth Street, 9-82
New York, NY 10012

E-mail hm35@stern.nyu.edu
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Biography

Holger M. Mueller is the Nomura Professor of Finance at New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He is also a research associate at NBER, a research fellow at CEPR, and a research associate at ECGi.

Professor Mueller has been with NYU Stern since 2001. He teaches Corporate Finance in the M.B.A., Executive M.B.A., and Ph.D. programs, and received multiple Executive M.B.A. awards for excellence in teaching. His research has been published in many leading journals, including Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Financial Economics.

Professor Mueller received his Bachelor in Business Administration and his Doctorate in Economics from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, and his Habilitation in Economics from the University of Mannheim in Germany.

Research Interests

  • Corporate Finance
  • Labor Economics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Household Finance

Courses Taught

  • Corporate Finance

Academic Background

Habilitation, Economics
University of Mannheim, Germany

Ph.D., Economics
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

B.A., Business Administration
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

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Areas of Expertise

Finance

  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Governance