Niklas Hüther, assistant professor of finance, came to Nebraska Business from San Diego State University, where he served as an assistant professor of finance. He previously taught at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and held research positions at Duke University and the University of Cologne in Germany, where he earned a Ph.D. in economics and social sciences.

Hüther’s research examines how private equity affects crime and credit markets, as well as the role of judicial assignment in Chapter 11 bankruptcies. His work on private equity compensation structures and fund performance reporting appears in Management Science and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. He’s also interested in crime and agricultural economics, corporate finance, and contract theory and governance. 

He earned the Best Paper Award at the University of Texas AIM Conference and received the BAI Science Award for best dissertation in alternative investments. Hüther presented at the Midwestern Finance Annual Meeting, Financial Economics Research Annual Conference, Midwest Economics Association and Boca Corporate Finance & Governance Conference. He also served as a referee for the Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies and Review of Finance.