Empirical research helps prepare students for careers in analytical positions such as research analyst, data scientist, portfolio manager, and other quantitative positions. Demonstrated ability is a "sine qua non" for these positions and a recommendation for skilled jobs in other positions that involve working with large amounts of data.
Therefore, the IBF provides students with the following databases:
CRSP/Compustat merged Database
Refinitiv Workspaces mit Datastream
The data providers of the Faculty of Economics at Leibniz Universität Hannover are among the market leaders in their fields: CRSP is the leading provider of securities data in the United States. Refinitiv is a leading global provider of data from major stock exchanges such as Frankfurt, London, Shanghai, New York, Hong Kong and others. Leading academic journals such as "The Journal of Finance", "Journal of Financial Economics" and "The Review of Financial Studies" require empirical research based on sources such as CRSP, Compustat and Datastream.
