Mathis Leifhelm

Short Profile

Since October 2021, Mathis Leifhelm is an external doctoral student at HSBA. He is supervised by Prof. Dr. Peter Scholz. In his dissertation Mr Leifhelm conducts research on climate risks in asset prices. Previously, Mathis Leifhelm completed his part-time Master in Finance at the Goethe Business School in Frankfurt.

Mathis Leifhelm is a Manager at EY-Parthenon. He is responsible for advising clients primarily on corporate acquisitions and sales and is further specialized in business valuations and financial modeling.

Research Areas

  • Sustainable Finance
  • Green Bonds

Publications

Journal articles (peer-reviewed)

Leifhelm, Mathis. 2026. "Carbon Risk Reconsidered: Time Variation, Regional Differences, and the Role of Oil Prices." The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance: Journal of the Midwest Economics Association 108: 102161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qref.2026.102161.

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Leifhelm, Mathis, Christian Klein, and Peter Scholz. 2025. "Sustainable yet Similar: Challenging the Performance and Risk Assumptions of Sustainable Market Indices." Finance Research Letters 77: 106972. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2025.106972.

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Leifhelm, Mathis, and Peter Scholz. 2024. "Carbon Risk Hedging: Reducing Portfolio Carbon Risk Using a Beta Hedge Ratio." International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance 27 (01). https://doi.org/10.1142/s0219024924500067.

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