Finance
Financial economics encompasses micro-investment theory, economics of uncertainty, the role of financial markets and institutions, the regulation of financial products, firms and markets, the theory of the firm, and corporate governance. The field is unique among the social sciences in that it has had a direct and significant influence on practice: The impact of the efficient market hypothesis, portfolio selection, risk analysis, and contingent-claim pricing on capital budgeting and money management is clearly evident. This impact is based both on developments of theory and on empirical tests of hypotheses that are made feasible by a large and increasingly accessible body of relevant data.
The Finance faculty includes leading researchers in their respective areas, publishing in such notable journals as the Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Business, Journal of Financial Economics, Financial Management, and Journal of Accounting and Economics. Faculty members are involved in a number of national organizations, serving as consultants, collaborating with research, and holding corporate board memberships.
BBA Course Offerings
| BBA Core Courses | BBA Electives |
|---|---|
| BUS 320 - Finance | BUS 327 – Financial Management of Financial Institutions |
| BUS 328 – Quantitative Analysis of Real Estate | |
| BUS 420 - Advanced Corporate Finance | |
| BUS 421 - Corporate Control | |
| BUS 422 - Adv Capital Markets | |
| BUS 423 - Investments | |
| BUS 424 - Derivative Asset Analysis | |
| BUS 425 - Real Estate Finance | |
| BUS 425B - Real Estate Management & Finance | |
| BUS 426 - Financial Services, Institutions and Markets | |
| BUS 427 - International Finance | |
| BUS 428 - Investment Banking | |
| BUS 428A - Investment Banking | |
| BUS 428B - Venture Capital & Private Equity | |
| BUS 429 - Fixed Income | |
| BUS 483 - Applied Investment Management | |
| BUS 485 - Real Estate Commodity and Markets | |
| BUS 486 - Real Estate Equity Investment | |
| BUS 487 - Real Estate Concepts & Practice | |
| BUS 488 - Real Estate Development | |
| BUS 489 - Adv Real Estate Finance |
MBA Course Offerings
| MBA Core Courses | MBA Electives |
|---|---|
| BUS501 - Economic Analysis for Managers | BUS 503 - Global Perspectives |
| BUS520 - Managerial Finance | BUS 503 - Global Macroeconomics Perspectives |
| BUS 617 - Commercial Real Estate Transactions | |
| BUS 620 - Advanced Managerial Finance | |
| BUS 621 - Corporate Control | |
| BUS 623 - Security Analysis & Portfolio Management | |
| BUS 624 - Derivative Asset Analysis | |
| BUS 625 - Real Estate Management & Finance | |
| BUS 626 - Banking & Financial Services | |
| BUS 627 - International Finance | |
| BUS 628A - Investment Banking | |
| BUS 628B - New Venture Financing | |
| BUS 629 - Fixed Income Securities | |
| BUS 681 - Venture Capital & Private Equity | |
| BUS 682 - Real Estate Elective | |
| BUS 683 - Applied Investment Management | |
| BUS 684 - Advanced Derivative Assets | |
| BUS 685 - Real Estate Commodity & Market | |
| BUS 686 - Real Estate Equity Investment | |
| BUS 687 - Real Estate Concepts & Practices | |
| BUS 688 - Real Estate Development | |
| BUS 689 - Adv Real Estate Finance |
FINANCE – 2007-2008 – SPEAKER SCHEDULE
Andrea Frazzini
University of Chicago
Friday, September 28, 2007
10:30 – 12:00 – Room 331
Simon Gervais
Duke University
Friday, October 12, 2007
10:30 – 12:00 – Room 331
Mark Garmaise
UCLA
Friday, October 19, 2007
10:30 – 12:00 – Room 331
Lu Zhang
University of Michigan
Friday, October 26, 2007
10:30 – 12:00 – Room 331
Jiang Wang AFF
Mizuho Professor of Finance
MIT
Friday, November 2, 2007
2:30 – 4:00 – Room 331
Atif Mian
University of Chicago
Friday, November 9, 2007
10:30 – 12:00 – Room 331
Russ Wermers AFF
University of Maryland
Friday, December 7, 2007
2:30 – 4:00 – Room 331
Martin Lettau
New York University
Friday, January 18, 2008
10:30 – 12:00 – Room 331
Michael Roberts
University of Pennsylvania
Friday, March 21, 2008
10:30 – 12:00 – Room 331
Daniel Wolfenzon
New York University
Friday, March 28, 2008
10:30 – 12:00 – Room 331