Staff profile

Felix was educated in Germany and holds degrees in mathematics and statistics as well as a PhD in finance. Prior to joining Durham University in July 2020, he held positions at Leeds University Business School and Cardiff Business School. Felix has a keen interest in global scholarship and regularly visits and collaborates with colleagues from the U.S., Europe, and China.

His research broadly covers the areas of banking and blockchain technology. Felix studies topics such as systemic risk, regulation, and risk management of banks, and how banks interact with households and FinTech companies. In blockchain economics, Felix is working in issues such as decentralization, consensus protocols, adoption and innovation.

Mini Biography

Felix joined Durham University Business School in July 2020 as Associate Professor in Finance. His main research areas are banking and the economics of blockchain and other financial technologies.

• Banking
• FinTech
• Blockchain Economics
• Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
• Risk Management
• Financial Stability
• Capital Requirements

• 2023: Chartered Banker Institute - Expert Panel Member:
• 2021: University of Warwick External Examiner - FinTech Modules:

Journal Article

• Irresberger, F., & Yang, R. (2023). Coin concentration of Proof-of-Stake blockchains. Economics Letters, 229, Article 111219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111219
• Jahanshahloo, H., Irresberger, F., & Urquhart, A. (2023). Bitcoin Under the Microscope. The British Accounting Review, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2023.101237
• Bostandzic, D., Irresberger, F., Juelsrud, R. E., & Weiss, G. N. (2022). Do Capital Requirements Make Banks Safer? Evidence from a Quasinatural Experiment. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 57(5), 1805-1833. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022109021000612
• Berger, A. N., Irresberger, F., & Roman, R. A. (2020). Bank Size and Household Financial Sentiment: Surprising Evidence from University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 52(S1), 149-191. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmcb.12738
• Supper, H., Irresberger, F., & Weiss, G. N. (2020). A Comparison of Tail Dependence Estimators. European Journal of Operational Research, 284(2), 728-742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2019.12.041
• Irresberger, F., Weiß, G. N., Gabrysch, J., & Gabrysch, S. (2018). Liquidity Tail Risk and Credit Default Swap Spreads. European Journal of Operational Research, 269(3), 1137-1153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.02.030
• Pelster, M., Irresberger, F., & Weiß, G. N. (2018). Bank stock performance and bank regulation around the globe. European Journal of Finance, 24(2), 77-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847x.2016.1226189
• Irresberger, F., Konig, F. E., & Weiß, G. N. (2017). Crisis Sentiment in the U.S. Insurance Sector. Journal of Risk and Insurance, 84(4), 1295-1330. https://doi.org/10.1111/jori.12156
• Irresberger, F., Bierth, C., & Weiß, G. N. (2017). Size is everything: Explaining SIFI designations. Review of Financial Economics, 32(1), 7-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rfe.2016.09.003
• Bücher, A., Irresberger, F., & Weiss, G. N. (2017). Testing Asymmetry in Dependence with Copula-Coskewness. North American Actuarial Journal, 21(2), 267-280. https://doi.org/10.1080/10920277.2017.1282876
• Irresberger, F., Mühlnickel, J., & Weiß, G. N. (2015). Explaining bank stock performance with crisis sentiment. Journal of Banking and Finance, 59, 311-329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2015.06.001
• Weiß, G. N., Bierth, C., & Irresberger, F. (2015). Systemic Risk of Insurers Around the Globe. Journal of Banking and Finance, 55, 232-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2015.02.014