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Finance and Business Economics (FBE)
- http://www.marshall.usc.edu/fbe/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in HOH; Phone: (213) 740-6515.
- D class assignments for graduate students available in HOH103; Phone: (213) 740-5424.
- BUSINESS (UNDERGRADUATE) - Non-Marshall students may enroll in up to three (3) courses prior to be ing admitted to a Marshall major or minor. BUSINESS (GRADUATE) - Business students may register using USC Web Registration. - Non-business students may register for graduate business electives subject to the following restrictions: (1) proof of undergraduate degree; (2) minimum graduate GPA of 3.2; (3) maximum of 12 units of graduate business courses; and (4) prerequisites completed. All graduate applications and forms are available by calling (213) 740-5424, email: registration@marshall.usc.edu. For the complete list of Business registration policies, visit www.marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies.
Introduction to income-producing real estate from the perspective of finance, market analysis, capital markets, development and investment. Includes focus on analytical techniques and computer applications.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (BUAD 215 or BUAD 306)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Senior (fifth year)
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15305R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 56 of 60 | Selale Tuzel | JFF414 | ||
15306R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 32 of 36 | Selale Tuzel | JFF417 |
Case analysis examining economic and financial aspects of real estate decisions for non-business majors. Focuses on dynamics of financing, markets and the development process. Open to all majors. Not available for credit as a senior options course for business majors or for students in the real estate option.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15314R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Tue, Thu | 35 of 70 | John Ayoob | HOH1 |
Legal principles of business: litigation process, constitutional law, torts, product liability, crimes, contracts, and leases, intellectual property, international law, agency, employment law, and ethics.
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15320R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 89 of 90 | Kevin Fields | JFF LL105 |
Develops and uses tools of financial analysis to evaluate the performance and assess the value of individual companies in an industry context.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (ACCT 410 or BUAD 280 or BUAD 305) and 1 from (BUAD 215 or BUAD 306)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Junior, Senior, Senior (fifth year), Sophomore
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15324R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 72 of 84 | Ayca Altintig | JFF LL105 | ||
15325R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 69 of 73 | Scott Abrams | HOH1 | ||
15326R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 78 of 80 | Ayca Altintig | JFF LL105 |
Introduction to venture capital and private equity. Topics include fundraising, valuation of new firms and venture capital securities, and exiting investments through public offerings.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15328R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 32 of 47 | Brian Little | JFF241 |
Principles of law regarding real property transactions; buyer-seller, debtor-creditor, landlord-tenant relationships; environmental law and land use control; investments and syndication.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15330R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Mon, Wed | 90 of 90 | Kevin Fields | JFF LL105 |
Survey of current employment law topics including employment discrimination arising within modern workplaces. Legal and business strategies for managing diversity for organizational success.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15333R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 27 of 60 | Kerry Fields | JFF236 |
Introductory course on the legal and regulatory environment of international business transactions.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15335R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 34 of 60 | Kerry Fields | HOH1 |
Internal financial management of developing firms. Cash flowanalysis; capital budgeting; sources of financing; risk analysis; measurement of profits; and mergers and acquisitions.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15352R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 60 of 60 | Duke Bristow | JFF236 |
Theories and applications of investment decision making; behavior of security prices, portfolio theory, asset pricing models, market efficiency, bond valuation and term structure, derivative securities.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15360R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 72 of 73 | Mete Kilic | HOH1 | ||
15362R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Mon, Wed | 48 of 48 | Mete Kilic | JFF241 |
Application of investment management techniques in a laboratory setting. Stock selection, asset allocation, industry analysis, investment thesis research; off-site visits; oral and written presentations.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (BUAD 215 or BUAD 306)
- Corequisite: 1 from (FBE 421 or FBE 441)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Business Administration (International Relations), Business Administration (Cinematic Arts), Business Administration, Computer Science/Business Administration, Business Administration (Real Estate Finance), Business Administration
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior
- Note: This class is only for students admitted to the Marshall Undergraduate Student Investment Fund.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15365D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:50pm | Wednesday | 20 of 20 | Shane Shepherd | BRI203 | PDF (569342 KB) |
Law and ethics of agency, partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, governmental regulation, mergers, creditor rights, secured transactions, bankruptcy, securities regulation and antitrust.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15367R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 86 of 90 | Kevin Fields | HOHEDI |
A rigorous introduction to the pricing and corporate use of financial derivatives -- futures, options, forwards, and swaps -- on stocks, exchange rates, bonds, and commodities.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15370R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Tue, Thu | 23 of 70 | Mick Swartz | HOHEDI |
Practical understanding of the major strategic, economic, financial, human resources, and governance issues of mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15372R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Mon, Wed | 36 of 50 | Lloyd Levitin | ONLINE |
Commercial policies, treaty relationships, examination of policies influencing world trade and finance, the international financial system, exchange rates.
- Prerequisite: 1 from ((ECON 203 and ECON 205) or (BUAD 351 and BUAD 352) or (ECON 351 and ECON 352))
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior, Sophomore
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15374R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 15 of 60 | Mohammad Safarzadeh | JFF236 |
Mixed lecture/case approach covering market analysis, asset valuation, ownership structure, negotiation, asset management, corporate real estate, portfolio management, and affordable housing, appraisal and advanced financial modelling.
- Prerequisite: FBE 391
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15380R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 31 of 36 | Marco Giacoletti, Chris Parsons | JFF417 | PDF (344113 KB) |
Topics in real estate capital markets including markets for debt and equity; residential and commercial mortgages and mortgage-backed securities; REITs; institutional sources of capital.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15382R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Mon, Wed | 26 of 35 | Richard Green | JFF239 |
The development of single and bivariate mathematical and statistical methods used in modern finance and economics and applications of these methods. Duplicates credit in former FBE 506ab.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Finance
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15391D | 033 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 65 of 78 | Mohammad Safarzadeh | JKP210 | ||
15392D | 033 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tue, Thu | 52 of 78 | Mohammad Safarzadeh | JKP112 |
Advanced analysis of the economics of the private equity markets. Consider and value private securities in venture capital, initial public offerings, and leveraged buyouts. Prerequisites: GSBA-521b or GSBA-548.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15394R | 033 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Mon, Wed | 25 of 78 | Stephen Moyer | JKP110 | ||
15395R | 033 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 32 of 54 | Stephen Moyer | JKP102 |
Review of financial institutions and markets, the determinants of interest rates, the impact of government regulation and policy on the financial system. Prerequisite: GSBA 521b or GSBA 548.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15396R | 033 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 49 of 78 | Fatemeh Nazarian | JKP110 | ||
15397R | 033 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 78 of 78 | Fatemeh Nazarian | JKP110 |
Internal financial management of developing firms. Cash flow analysis; capital budgeting; sources of financing; risk analysis; measurement of profits; and mergers and acquisitions.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15398R | 033 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 69 of 78 | Duke Bristow | JKP210 | ||
15399R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Thursday | 70 of 78 | Duke Bristow | JKP112 |
An applications-oriented course to develop the financial and accounting tools required to do financial planning valuation and assessment of financial performance.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15401R | 033 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 63 of 77 | Scott Abrams | JKP110 | ||
15402R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Tuesday | 42 of 57 | Ayca Altintig | JKP202 |
Advanced analysis of the determinants of corporate capital structure and payout policies, allocation and value of corporate control, and security issuance and retirement.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15407R | 033 | 3.0 | Lecture | 8:00-9:20am | Tue, Thu | 55 of 77 | Kenneth Ahern | JFF LL105 | ||
15408R | 033 | 3.0 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 77 of 77 | Kenneth Ahern | JKP110 |
Introduction to the investment strategies used by hedge funds, the quantitative tools and business plans used to implement them. Prerequisites: GSBA 521b or GSBA 548. Recommended preparation: Statistics and Calculus.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15413R | 033 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 46 of 48 | Mick Swartz | JKP102 |
Hands-on Excel skills necessary to analyze complicated financial situations and to present the analysis in a coherent and professional manner.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Marketing, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Medicine/Business Administration, Finance
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15415R | 033 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Saturday | 43 of 57 | Mark Griffiths | JKP202 | PDF (387686 KB) |
Review the structure of the high yield bond market. Develop a practical approach to assess credit risk and understand how deals are structured and priced.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Financial Analysis and Valuation, Finance, Law/Business Taxation
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15414D | 411 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 12 of 12 (1 on waitlist) | Sheldon Stone | HOH506 |
Build, test and implement the types of models in use by quantitative asset managers.
- Prerequisite: FBE 555
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15422R | 033 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Mon, Wed | 74 of 77 | Christopher Jones | JKP110 |
Application of portfolio management techniques in a laboratory setting. Stock selection, asset allocation, industry analysis, investment thesis research; off-site visits; oral and written presentations.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (GSBA 521 or GSBA 521b or GSBA 548)
- Corequisite: FBE 555
- Note: This class is restricted to students admitted to the Marshall Graduate Student Investment Fund program.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15423D | 033 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 20 of 20 | Shane Shepherd | BRI203 | PDF (420765 KB) |
Analysis and management of common stocks and fixed income securities; development of modern portfolio theory and the efficient market hypothesis; organization of securities markets.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15430R | 033 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 65 of 78 | Christopher Jones | JKP110 | ||
15432R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Wednesday | 32 of 54 | Christopher Jones | JKP204 |
Legal environment of agency law, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, corporate formation and financing, corporate governance, securities law, acquisitions, bankruptcy, and business ethics.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Social Entrepreneurship, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Marketing, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Finance, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15440R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Tuesday | 52 of 54 | Kerry Fields | JKP102 |
Analysis of commodity, futures, and options contracts; theoretical and empirical approaches; spot and futures price relationships, speculation and hedging strategies; market efficiency.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15444R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Monday | 33 of 57 | Mick Swartz | JKP204 |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
- Note: For an application form please see the Syllabus field below.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15475D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | Scott Joslin | OFFICE |
Analysis of investment in and financing of real estate assets including projections, valuation, deal structure, contracts, portfolio and tax and entity considerations.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15477R | 033 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Mon, Wed | 53 of 57 (1 on waitlist) | Selale Tuzel | JKP204 |
Independent research beyond normal course offerings. Proposal, research and written report/paper required. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15478D | 415 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | Christopher Jones | OFFICE | ||
15480D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 10 | Baizhu Chen | OFFICE |
Supervised on-the-job business experience in the student's area of interest. (Curricular Practical Training.) Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Finance, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15492D | 415 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | Julia Plotts | OFFICE | ||
15493D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 10 | Julia Plotts | OFFICE |
Hands-on practical experience working with a Marshall faculty member in the Finance and Business Economics Department on an ongoing research project. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15483D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE | |||
15494D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE |
Individual or team project solving real business problems for an existing business entity, domestic and/or international. Proposal, field research, analyses and oral and written presentations.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15484D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 3 | OFFICE |
Advanced and frontier issues in corporate finance. A: financial intermediation, investment-cash flow sensitivity, internal capital markets, diversification, and business groups.
- Prerequisite: FBE 630
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15495R | 411 | Lecture | 1:30-4:30pm | Tuesday | 2 of 10 | Kenneth Ahern, John Matsusaka | HOH706 |
Advanced and frontier issues in corporate finance. B: mergers and divestitures, product market competition, corporate governance, and finance and development.
- Prerequisite: FBE 630
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15479R | 415 | Lecture | 1:30-4:30pm | Tuesday | 2 of 12 | Kenneth Ahern, John Matsusaka | HOH706 |
Advanced asset pricing in financial economics focusing on advanced empirical methods: (a) emphasis on quantitative models, (b) emphasis on GMM and regression. Duplicates credit in the former FBE 634.
- Prerequisite: FBE 633
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15498R | 411 | Lecture | 10:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 3 of 10 | Mete Kilic | HOH706 |
Advanced asset pricing in financial economics focusing on advanced empirical methods: (a) emphasis on Quantitative models, (b) emphasis on GMM and regression. Duplicates credit in the former FBE 634.
- Prerequisite: FBE 634A
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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15481R | 415 | Lecture | 10:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 3 of 8 | Lukas Schmid | HOH706 |