Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Thomas Stöckl

Deputy Head of Department & StudiesProfessor +43 512 2070 - 3111 thomas.stoeckl@mci.edu

Professional work experience

07/2018 - present
Professor and Deputy Head of Department & Studies "Business & Management (BA)" - MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®
10/2015 - 06/2018
Lecturer at the Department "Business Administration Online" - MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®
09/2010 - 09/2015
Assistent Professor (post-doc) - University of Innsbruck
08/2010 - 09/2010
Visting scholar - California Institute of Technology (CalTech)
08/2010 - 08/2010
Visiting lecturer - University of Aarhus
05/2009 - 09/2010
Research assistant - University of Innsbruck
04/2008 - 04/2009
Project assistent - University of Innsbruck

Education

03/2017 - 03/2017
Prof. - MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®
Appointment Professor
04/2015 - 04/2015
Priv.Doz. - University of Innsbruck
Habilitation (venia docendi, postdoctoral lecture qualification)
03/2007 - 05/2010
Dr. - University of Innsbruck
Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences
10/2002 - 03/2007
Mag. - University of Innsbruck
Business Administration
10/2002 - 06/2007
Mag. - University of Innsbruck
Political Economy

Teaching (faculty internships etc.)

06/2022 - 06/2022
WU Executive Education (Group Graduate Program, Erste Group)
Corporate Finance
01/2020 - 01/2020
WU Executive Education (Group Graduate Program, Erste Group)
Corporate Finance
01/2016 - present
MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®
Business Research Coaching; International Studies - Global Financial Markets; Quantitative Methods of Empirical Research; R - an Introduction; Financial & Management Accounting; Fundamentals of Mathematics, Statistics, and Research Methods; Selected Topics in Business Practice; Investment and Finance; Financial Risk Management; Corporate Finance; Financial Markets; Case Study; Supervison of Bachelor and Master theses.
08/2012 - 08/2012
ASB Summer University Aarhus
Behavioral and Experimental Finance
05/2012 - 05/2014
University of Applied Sciences Kufstein
From Lehman to the Sovereign Debt Crisis
03/2008 - 02/2016
University of Innsbruck
Applied Empirical Finance; Decision Making; Investments and Finance; Experimental Finance; Financial Management; Research Methods and Models; Basics in Microeconomics (in total more than 30 courses in Bachelor and Master studies).

Competitive Research Award

10/2018 - 10/2018
MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®
Preis der Landeshauptstadt Innsbruck für Forschung und Innovation am MCI 2018 (EUR 2,500)
07/2018 - 07/2018
01/2018 - 01/2018
Tiroler Wissenschaftsförderung
Research grant (EUR 6.190)
03/2013 - 03/2013
UniCredit & Universities
Modigliani Research Grant 4th edition (EUR 20.000)
01/2013 - 12/2013
University of Innsbruck, Hypo Tirol Bank
Research grant 2013 (EUR 2.000)
01/2010 - 12/2010
University of Innsbruck
Young scientists grant (EUR 12.000)
01/2006 - 12/2006
University of Innsbruck
PhD. stipend 2006/07
06/2005 - 06/2005
University of Innsbruck
Grant of achievement
06/2004 - 06/2004
University of Innsbruck
Grant of achievement
University of Innsbruck
Research grant 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010

Further education & Training

2014 - 2014
University of Innsbruck
Certificate Career Management
2010 - 2014
University of Innsbruck
Certificate Teaching Competence

Other

01/2015 - 12/2020
Member of the European Finance Association
01/2014 - 12/2015
Member of the faculty counsil and the curriculum counsil at the School of Management, University of Innsbruck
01/2013 - present
Member of the Society for Experimental Finance (SEF); Between 2013 and 2016 I served as the society's treasurer. www.experimentalfinance.org
01/2013 - present
Member of the Economic Science Association (ESA)
01/2012 - present
Member of GfeW - Gesellschaft für experimentelle Wirtschaftsforschung e.V.
01/2011 - present
Ad-hoc referee: Decisions in Economics and Finance, Econometrica, Empirical Economics, European Economic Review, Experimental Economics, Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, German Economic Review, Italian Economic Journal, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Journal of Behavioral Finance, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Journal of Socio-Economics, Management Science, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Review of Economics and Statistics, The Journal of Finance, zfbf.

Peer reviewed journal article

Merl, R., Stöckl, T., & Palan, S. (2022). Insider trading regulation and shorting constraints. Evaluating the joint effects of two market interventions, Journal of Banking and Finance, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2022.106490

Presentation of a paper at a conference, workshop or seminar

Merl, R., Palan, S., Schmidt, D., Stöckl T. (presenter) (2021). Insider trading regulation and trader migration. SEF Online Meeting 2021 (online), November 2021.

Supervised bachelor theses

Thurnes Melina (2025): Trust in AI-Powered Banking Application Across Generations: Exploring Differences Among Gen Z, Gen Y, and Gen X
Simovska Maria (2025): Buy now, pay Later and Financial Behavior - Insights From European Generation Z
Klein Jannick Maximilian (2025): ARe we Shopping Differently? Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Augmented Reality on Consumer Behaviour in Online Retail.
Wüthrich Jakob (2025): Understanding Cryptocurrency Investment Intentions: A Technology Acceptance Model Analysis Among University Students in the DACH Region
Glanzer Sophia (2024): Campus on the Move: Exploring Students' Modal Choices in Higher Education Institutions
Hauswicka Monja (2024): From Home to Campus - Understanding Employees' Transportation Preferences in Higher Education Institutions
Altın Gülsen (2024): The Investment Behaviour of Young Adults
Rodcenkova Alina (2024): The Moderating Role of Financial Literacy: Investigating Its Influence on Heuristic Biases of Student Investors
Walcher Selina (2023): Generation Z and Cryptocurrency Investments - Applying TPB to Predict Investment Intention
Girardi Philipp (2023): The Impact of Inflation on Student's Purchasing Behavior
Larcher Verena (2022): Effects of Employees' Intrinsic Motivation on the Perception of Learning Organization-Specific Characteristics
Dopple Jakob (2022): Blockchain Technology Acceptance in Loyalty Programs - A Technology Acceptance Model Based on the UTAUT
Malinowski Wadim (2021): Applying TAM to Investigate the Effect of Risk Perception of COVID-19 on the Attitude and Intention Towards Online Shopping in Belarus
Lemp Sarah (2021): Shared Leadership as Arising Strategy to Cope With the Covid-19 Crisis
Tamalio Marco (2021): Die Finanztransaktionssteuer als effektiver Ansatz zur Eindämmung von Spekulationsgeschäften und zur Stabilisierung der Finanzmärkte. Eine kritische Analyse am Beispiel Italiens und mögliche Ansätze für Österreich.
Arsenović Gregor (2021): Die Nutzung von Smartphones als Zahlungsmöglichkeit in Österreich
Knöpfle Melanie (2020): Nachhaltige Unternehmen und ihr Verständnis von Sustainable Finance - Wie integrieren nachhaltig tätige Unternehmen nachhaltige Finanzwirtschaft?
Feichter Matthias (2020): Der Fachkräftemangel im Tiroler Handwerk als Folge des gesellschaftlichen Wertewandels - Employer Branding als nachhaltige Herangehensweise für Unternehmen
Stoffner Kerschbaumer Dana (2020): Sustainable Investment Behaviour of Retail Investors in Austria
Heitauer Maria Sofie (2019): Initial Coin Offerings - a serious new instrument for start-up financing?
Höpflinger Kilian (2019): Analysis of the private provision behaviour of Austrians between 15 and 35
Stock Felix (2019): Chancen und Risiken einer zentralen Administration von Derivatpositionen in Konzernen der Metallbranche
Hörtnagl Benjamin (2019): Auswirkungen von MiFID II auf die Beratung von Privatkunden
Schwaiger Antonia (2019): Financial performance indicators' influence on the decision-making process in Austrian based production sites of a global refractory supplier
Dengg Viktoria (2018): Interne Kontrollsysteme im Finanz- und Rechnungswesen von Non-Profit-Organisationen
Dengg Viktoria (2018): Interne Kontrollsysteme im Finanz- und Rechnungswesen von Non-Profit-Organisationen
Untergasser Melanie (2018): Nachhaltige Personalbindung als Erfolgsfaktor jedes Unternehmens
Untergasser Melanie (2018): Nachhaltige Personalbindung als Erfolgsfaktor jedes Unternehmens
Schwarz Martin (2018): Potentialanalyse zur Steigerung der Motivation von AußendienstmitarbeiterInnen in Beratungsunternehmen
Schwarz Martin (2018): Potentialanalyse zur Steigerung der Motivation von AußendienstmitarbeiterInnen in Beratungsunternehmen
Gammel Marina (2018): Optimierungsmaßnahmen des Budgetierungsprozesses am Beispiel Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
Gammel Marina (2018): Optimierungsmaßnahmen des Budgetierungsprozesses am Beispiel Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
Egger Manfred (2018): Datenschutzbewusstsein bei Studierenden mit betriebswirtschaftlichem Ausbildungsschwerpunkt
Egger Manfred (2018): Datenschutzbewusstsein bei Studierenden mit betriebswirtschaftlichem Ausbildungsschwerpunkt
Juri Andrea (2018): Stammkunden und ihre Reaktion auf eine Änderung der Wettbewerbsstrategie
Juri Andrea (2018): Stammkunden und ihre Reaktion auf eine Änderung der Wettbewerbsstrategie
Hinterberger Thomas (2017): Talent Management in Österreich
Hinterberger Thomas (2017): Talent Management in Österreich
Muglach Simon (2017): Outsourcing in Genossenschaftsbanken - Optimierung der Unternehmensorganisation am Beispiel von regionalen Raiffeisenbanken
Muglach Simon (2017): Outsourcing in Genossenschaftsbanken - Optimierung der Unternehmensorganisation am Beispiel von regionalen Raiffeisenbanken
Krismer Paul (2017): Optimierung des Investitionsprozesses in verbundenen Unternehmen. Am Beispiel der Fisser Bergbahnen GmbH & Seilbahn Komperdell GmbH Personenbeförderung OHG.
Krismer Paul (2017): Optimierung des Investitionsprozesses in verbundenen Unternehmen. Am Beispiel der Fisser Bergbahnen GmbH & Seilbahn Komperdell GmbH
Gschwentner Hannes (2017): Optimierung der Aufbauorganisation in kleinen Regional-Sparkassen
Gschwentner Hannes (2017): Optimierung der Aufbauorganisation in kleinen Regional-Sparkassen
Strobl Florian (2017): Scrum als agiler Projektmanagementansatz in international agierenden Unternehmen
Strobl Florian (2017): Scrum als agiler Projektmanagementansatz in international agierenden Unternehmen
Reiter Benjamin (2017): Von der Kameralistik zur Doppik. Herausforderungen bei der Erstellung kommunaler Eröffnungsbilanzen
Reiter Benjamin (2017): Von der Kameralistik zur Doppik. Herausforderungen bei der Erstellung kommunaler Eröffnungsbilanzen

Supervised master theses

Lenning Johan (2024): From Boardroom to Stock Market: The Influence of Female Board Members on Stock Volatility in Nordic Companies
Plank Matthias (2022): Online Corporate Annual Reporting of ATX Prime & DAX Stock Companies: An Empirical Analysis
Pfizenmayer Simon (2021): Investigating Influencing Determinants of Financial Behavior of Students in Germany
Stock Felix (2021): Analysis of Price Drivers in Spot Secondary Copper Markets and Implications for Corporate Hedging Strategy
Glownia Dawid (2021): The Effects of Socio-economic Factors on Private Investors' Stock Portfolio Diversification: The Austrian Case
Hörtnagl Benjamin (2021): Environmental, Social, And Governance Criteria in the Investment Sector from the Perspective of Product Providers
Muglach Simon (2019): Merger of cooperative banks - preservation of independence illustrated by the example of Tyrolean Raiffeisen banks
Stark Anna (2019): Insider trading legislation & shorting constraints - Analyzing their impact on capital markets and their participants.