Markus Höfler recently joined the research platform as a PhD student under the supervision of Andrea Schertler. Markus previously completed his Master in Business Administration also at the University of Graz. Besides his doctoral studies, Markus works in the trade finance area of a private company in the metals industry.
In his doctoral thesis, Markus plans to study prices of precious and industrial metals in crisis periods. In particular, he intends to research these metals' price determinants and bond hedging properties as well as the existence of feedback trading.