All Courses
Fall, 2009
You will find below descriptions of all courses taught by IBS in the current semester, organized by category. Please follow the links in the table to go to the category and semester you are interested in.
As from Fall 2003, a new numbering system for courses has been introduced. Courses are now designated BUS, ECON or FIN. This spreadsheet shows how the new numbers correspond to the old IEF/ECON numbering system.
International Business:
Fall, 2009
BUS 220a - Organizational Behavior
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***ONLY open to MBA students during Pre-Registration***
Open only to master's degree students.
Covers the fundamentals of organizational behavior, including the topics of leadership, work motivation, organizational culture, organizational structure, group dynamics, perception, decision-making, and cross-cultural interaction. Assignments include group project analysis of a real organizational dilemma using concepts covered in class. Usually offered every year.
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Molinsky, Andrew
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T, F 09:00 - 10:30 AM
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Sachar, Int'l Hall, 116
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BUS 224f (1) - Launching Your Global Career
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Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
The goal of this course is to equip students with the career management skills essential to surviving and excelling in today's global labor market. Provides graduate students with a foundation and necessary tools for identifying target positions; conducting an effective and efficient job search; building career-planning and job-search skills that will be useful throughout their careers.
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Katz, Marcia
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Th 01:30 - 03:00 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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BUS 224f (1) - Launching Your Global Career: Speakers
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Students in BUS 224f should reserve Thursday 3-6pm for speakers, 1hr 30 min will be used from this slot each time there is a speaker.
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Katz, Marcia
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Th 03:00 - 06:00 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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BUS 230a - Entrepreneurship
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Addresses the fundamentals of starting and growing a business, including entrepreneurial finance and financial management. Covers theory and practice and includes presentations by speakers engaged in entrepreneurship, underwriting, and venture capital. The major assignment is a team project to construct a business plan for a startup company using actual data. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Reed, Charles
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T 03:00 - 06:00 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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BUS 235f (1) - Real Estate Fundamentals
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Prerequisite: FIN 212a. Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
Introduction to the analysis, financing, and management of income-producing real property. Explores how investors and developers identify projects, determine value, design marketing strategies, and obtain financing in the debt and equity markets. Usually offered every year.
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Harrity, Michael
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M, W 11:00 - 12:30 PM
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Sachar, Int'l Hall, 116
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BUS 236f (2) - International Real Estate - The Emerging Markets
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Prerequisite: BUS 235f. Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
The course looks at the analysis, financing, and management of income-producing real property in the Emerging Markets. Using case discussion, we will explore how developers and investors identify projects, determine value, design marketing strategies, and obtain financing in their various markets. Usually offered every year.
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Bayone, Edward J.
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M, W 11:00 - 12:30 PM
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Sachar, Int'l Hall, 116
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BUS 252a - Marketing Management
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An in-depth exploration and practical application of the basic marketing tools of product policy, pricing, promotion, distribution, sales management, customer segmentation, and retention in order to analyze marketing opportunities and develop marketing programs for a variety of management situations. Usually offered every year.
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Zimmerman, Grace
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M, W 11:00 - 12:30 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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BUS 253a - Marketing Research: Design & Analysis
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This course may not be repeated for credit by students who have taken BUS 256f in previous years.
A practical exploration of a broad sampling of market research techniques to compile, analyze, and apply consumer, product, and market intelligence to strategic and marketing decisions concerning market segmentation, targeting, positioning, product design, and demand forecast. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Wang, Xin
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M, W 05:00 - 06:30 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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BUS 260a - Competition and Strategy
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Introduces frameworks for analyzing industries and firm competitive advantage and reviews key concepts in business strategy. Uses case method to practice strategic thinking and team projects to practice business research. Core for MBA students and recommended for other business students. Usually offered every year.
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Gomes-Casseres, Benjamin
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Th 12:00 - 03:00 PM
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Sachar, Int'l Hall, 116
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BUS 264f (2) - Business and the Environment
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Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
Deals with environmental issues in business strategy. Using the case method, the course explores firm responses to environmental policy, the challenges of developing clean technologies, and the opportunities for firms to differentiate themselves with "green" strategies. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Banerjee, Preeta M.
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M, W 12:30 - 02:00 PM
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Sachar, Int'l Hall, 116
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BUS 275f (2) S1 - Transnational Negotiations
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Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
Explores the dynamics of international business negotiations in the context of evolving global industries. Students will develop an understanding of negotiation strategy, positioning, and process, as well as the skills necessary to effectively design, negotiate, and manage transnational deals. Usually offered every year.
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Cohen, Steven
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M 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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Lemberg, 55
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BUS 275f (2) S2 - Transnational Negotiations
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Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
Explores the dynamics of international business negotiations in the context of evolving global industries. Students will develop an understanding of negotiation strategy, positioning, and process, as well as the skills necessary to effectively design, negotiate, and manage transnational deals. Usually offered every year.
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Cohen, Steven
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Th 03:00 - 06:00 PM
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Lemberg, 55
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BUS 276a - Business Dynamics
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A study of why so many business strategies generate disappointing results or outright failure. Case studies include successful applications of system dynamics in growth strategy, management of technology, operations, project management, and implementation of improvement programs. Usually offered every year.
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Morrison, J. Bradley
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M, W 09:30 - 11:00 AM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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BUS 278f (1) - Corporate Governance
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Prerequisite: FIN 212a. Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
How the board of directors, management, shareholders, and an external auditor should work. How individual goals and external pressures influence individuals, and how their decisions impact a corporation's failure or success. Focuses on the United States with comparisons to Europe and Asia. Usually offered every year.
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Schumann, Erich
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M 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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Lemberg, 54
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BUS 280f (2) - Operational Risk Management
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Prerequisite: FIN 212a. Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
Today's managers must be able to assess the risk profile of their business and respond to issues as they arise. Examines how companies are dealing with massive changes in legislation that have made executives in the U.S. and abroad fully accountable for effective operational risk management and how they are using the Enterprise Risk Management framework of COSO and COBIT, and the Balanced Scorecard. Usually offered every year.
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Schumann, Erich
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M 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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Lemberg, 54
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BUS 295a - Field Projects in Consulting
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May be repeated twice for credit with permission of the instructor.
Provides students with the opportunity to apply their skills and knowledge to solving actual client problems. Includes up to twenty-one students, who in teams of three, will be assigned to one of seven projects for the duration of the course. The projects involve a wide array of management topics, such as: strategy, marketing, organization, mergers and acquisitions, profit improvement, cost reduction, customer service, and process improvement. Usually offered every year.
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Sherden, William
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T 09:00 - 10:30 AM
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Sachar, 115
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International Economics:
Fall, 2009
Econ 135a - Industrial Organization
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Prerequisites: ECON 80a and ECON 83a or permission of the instructor.
Microeconomic analysis of firm behavior under alternative market structures and implications for market outcomes. Topics include strategic interaction, entry and exit, collusion, predation, price discrimination, product differentiation, vertical relations, imperfect information, advertising, and patents and innovation. Usually offered every year.
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Graddy, Kathryn
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T, F 01:30 - 03:00 PM
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Lemberg, 55
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Econ 175a - Introduction to the Economics of Development
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Prerequisite: ECON 2a or permission of the instructor. Does not count toward the upper-level elective requirement for the major in economics.
An introduction to various models of economic growth and development and evaluation of these perspectives from the experience of developing and industrial countries. Usually offered every year.
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Menon, Nidhiya
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T, F 12:00 - 01:30 PM
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Lemberg, 54
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Econ 184b S1 - Econometrics
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Prerequisites: ECON 80a, ECON 82b, and ECON 83a, or permission of instructor. This course may not be taken for credit by students who have previously taken or are currently enrolled in ECON 185a or ECON 215a.
An introduction to the theory of econometric regression and forecasting models, with applications to the analysis of business and economic data. Usually offered every year.
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Bui, Linda
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T, F 09:00 - 10:30 AM
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Lemberg, 54
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Econ 184b S2 - Econometrics
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Prerequisites: ECON 80a, ECON 82b, and ECON 83a, or permission of instructor. This course may not be taken for credit by students who have previously taken or are currently enrolled in ECON 185a or ECON 215a.
An introduction to the theory of econometric regression and forecasting models, with applications to the analysis of business and economic data. Usually offered every year.
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Bui, Linda
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T, F 10:30 - 12:00 PM
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Lemberg, 54
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Econ 185a - Econometrics with Linear Applications
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Prerequisites: ECON 80a, 82b, 83a and MATH 15a. A working knowledge of linear algebra is required.
Students are first exposed to the necessary background in advanced probability theory and statistics. Then statistical theory for the linear regression model, its most important variants, and extensions to nonlinear methods including Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) and Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) are covered. Theoretical analysis is accompanied by the study of empirical economic examples. Usually offered every second year.
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Li, Hong
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M, W 05:00 - 06:30 PM
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Lemberg, 54
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ECON 200f (1) - Fundamentals of Microeconomics
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Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
Designed for first-year MA students. An introduction to key theoretical concepts in microeconomics. Calculus will only be used in a very limited number of cases. Emphasizes topics important in other IBS classes, such as financial theory or international trade. Some material is applicable to courses in business strategy. Usually offered every year.
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Alam, Nabeela
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M, W 12:30 - 02:00 PM
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Sachar, Int'l Hall, 116
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ECON 201a S1 - Global Economic Environment
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A look at global economic environments from the perspective of all stakeholders, including governments, businesses, consumers, labor, rich, and poor. Takes a multidisciplinary approach drawing on international politics, economy, finance, and business management. The course is divided in two major themes: the economic finance dimension and the political social dimension. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Mann, Catherine
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M, W 02:00 - 03:30 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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ECON 201a S2 - Global Economic Enviroment
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A look at global economic environments from the perspective of all stakeholders, including governments, businesses, consumers, labor, rich, and poor. Takes a multidisciplinary approach drawing on international politics, economy, finance, and business management. The course is divided in two major themes: the economic finance dimension and the political social dimension. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Mann, Catherine
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M, W 03:30 - 05:00 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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ECON 201a S3 - Global Economic Environment
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A look at global economic environments from the perspective of all stakeholders, including governments, businesses, consumers, labor, rich, and poor. Takes a multidisciplinary approach drawing on international politics, economy, finance, and business management. The course is divided in two major themes: the economic finance dimension and the political social dimension. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Ballantine, Jr., John
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M 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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ECON 201a S4 - Global Economic Environment
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A look at global economic environments from the perspective of all stakeholders, including governments, businesses, consumers, labor, rich, and poor. Takes a multidisciplinary approach drawing on international politics, economy, finance, and business management. The course is divided in two major themes: the economic finance dimension and the political social dimension. Usually offered every year.
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Ballantine, Jr., John
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T 01:30 - 04:30 PM
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| Location: |
Sachar, Int'l Hall, 116
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ECON 201a S5 - Global Economic Environment
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A look at global economic environments from the perspective of all stakeholders, including governments, businesses, consumers, labor, rich, and poor. Takes a multidisciplinary approach drawing on international politics, economy, finance, and business management. The course is divided in two major themes: the economic finance dimension and the political social dimension. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Ballantine, Jr., John
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F 12:00 - 03:00 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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ECON 205f (2) - Applied Business Cycle Analysis
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Prerequisites: ECON 201a and 202a. Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
Focuses on the determinants of short-run economy-wide fluctuations in output, unemployment and inflation. Develops the time-series tools needed to summarize the data and provides an introduction to macroeconomic forecasting and empirical policy analysis. Usually offered every second year.
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Hall, George
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T, F 09:00 - 10:30 AM
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Sachar, Chancellor's Suite
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ECON 210f (1) - Fundamentals of Statistical Analysis
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Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
Intended for students with little or no prior coursework in statistics. Introduction to statistical thinking and analytic methods, emphasizing business decision-making. Considerable use of statistical software (Stata), readings, cases, and projects permits focus on concepts, models, and interpretation of results. Topics include descriptive statistics, financial models, estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis. Usually offered every year.
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Fournier, Stephen
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M, W 09:30 - 11:00 AM
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Lemberg, 54
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ECON 210f (2) - Fundamentals of Statistical Analysis
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Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
Intended for students with little or no prior coursework in statistics. Introduction to statistical thinking and analytic methods, emphasizing business decision-making. Considerable use of statistical software (Stata), readings, cases, and projects permits focus on concepts, models, and interpretation of results. Topics include descriptive statistics, financial models, estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Fournier, Stephen
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T 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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Sachar, Int'l Hall, 116
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ECON 232f (1) - Country Risk Analysis
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Explores country risk from the perspective of bankers who seek long-standing relationships with clients in emerging markets. Examines quantitative and qualitative techniques to manage country risk in a dynamic environment. Various country crises and success stories will be analyzed by using case studies. Usually offered every year.
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Bayone, Edward J.
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T 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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Sachar, Int'l Hall, 116
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ECON 262f (2) - Outsourcing and Offshoring
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Outsourcing and offshoring are words that describe how companies fragment the production process into domestic and globally sourced supply chains. We’ve seen the globalization process unfold for apparel, autos, and electronics; now we are seeing global sourcing of call centers, software, and finance. Outsourcing and offshoring raise questions of economic theory, business strategy, and policy emphasis for both industrial and emerging economies. We examine and assess using empirical methods and case study the different theories of the multinational firm. We address how wide-spread application of information technology presents business opportunities to firms and exposes policy challenges for countries.
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Mann, Catherine
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M, W 09:30 - 11:00 AM
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Lemberg, 54
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ECON 307f (1) - Empirical Methods for Dynamic Economic Models
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Prerequisite: ECON 304a. Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
An advanced topics course on contemporary methods to solve, estimate, and evaluate structural models of the microeconomy. Usually offered every year.
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Hall, George
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T, F 09:00 - 10:30 AM
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Sachar, Chancellor's Suite
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ECON 312a - Advanced Econometrics
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Prerequisite: ECON 215a.
Covers several econometric topics drawn from cross-sectional and time series disciplines. A theme throughout the course is the use of computational models such as bootstrapping and Monte Carlo experiments. Usually offered every second year.
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Li, Hong
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M, W 02:00 - 03:30 PM
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Sachar, Chancellor's Suite
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ECON 340a - Industrial Organization
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Prerequisite: ECON 302a.
Examines factors that affect the organization of industrial activity. The course includes cross-country studies of firm and industry structure and performance and their technological and institutional determinants, innovative behavior under comparative market multinationals and their strategic behavior, and comparative perspectives on the economic role of the state. Usually offered every second year.
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Graddy, Kathryn
Sanyal, Paroma
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Th 09:00 - 12:00 PM
Th 09:00 - 12:00 PM
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Sachar, Chancellor's Suite
Sachar, Chancellor's Suite
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ECON 399a - Dissertation Workshop
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Prerequisites: ECON 302a and ECON 304a.
Involves invited lectures by Brandeis faculty and other researchers. Presentation and discussion of dissertation topics and work in progress. Usually offered every year.
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LeBaron, Blake
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| Times: |
T 12:00 - 01:30 PM
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Sachar, Chancellor's Suite
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International Finance:
Fall, 2009
FIN 201a S1 - Financial Theory
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Prerequisite: ECON 210f or statistics (may be taken concurrently). May not be taken for credit by students who have taken ECON 171a in previous years. Students who have taken ECON 171a should enroll in FIN 301a.
Covers topics related to financial economics, including investors' attitudes toward risk, capital allocation, portfolio selection, asset pricing models (Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Arbitrage Pricing Theory), the efficient market hypothesis, fixed income markets, equity valuation, and options and futures markets. Usually offered every year.
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Hilscher, Jens
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T, F 09:00 - 10:30 AM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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FIN 201a S2 - Financial Theory
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Prerequisite: ECON 210f or statistics (may be taken concurrently). May not be taken for credit by students who have taken ECON 171a in previous years. Students who have taken ECON 171a should enroll in FIN 301a.
Covers topics related to financial economics, including investors' attitudes toward risk, capital allocation, portfolio selection, asset pricing models (Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Arbitrage Pricing Theory), the efficient market hypothesis, fixed income markets, equity valuation, and options and futures markets. Usually offered every year.
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Hilscher, Jens
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T, F 10:30 - 12:00 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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FIN 201a S3 - Financial Theory
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Prerequisite: ECON 210f or statistics (may be taken concurrently). May not be taken for credit by students who have taken ECON 171a in previous years. Students who have taken ECON 171a should enroll in FIN 301a.
Covers topics related to financial economics, including investors' attitudes toward risk, capital allocation, portfolio selection, asset pricing models (Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Arbitrage Pricing Theory), the efficient market hypothesis, fixed income markets, equity valuation, and options and futures markets. Usually offered every year.
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Alt, Christopher
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| Times: |
T 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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FIN 205a - Accelerated Financial Theory
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This course may not be repeated for credit by students who have taken FIN 201a.
An accelerated version of FIN 201a. Relies more heavily on statistics and basic calculus and covers more material. Topics include investors' attitudes toward risk, capital allocation, portfolio selection, asset pricing models (capital asset pricing model and the arbitrage pricing theory), the efficient market hypothesis and behavioral finance, fixed income markets and the yields curve, equity valuation, and derivatives markets (options and futures). Usually offered every year.
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Raviv, Alon
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T, F 12:00 - 01:30 PM
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Sachar, Int'l Hall, 116
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FIN 212a S1 - Accounting & Financial Analysis
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May not be taken for credit by students who have taken FIN 210f or FIN 211f.
Introduction to basic accounting principles, including analysis of financial statements using case studies. Develops fundamental concepts and accounts and applies them to income measurement, capital values, and costs, with a focus on international accounting issues. Usually offered every year.
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Anderson, Brenda
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M, W 11:00 - 12:30 PM
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Lemberg, 54
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FIN 212a S2 - Accounting & Financial Analysis
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May not be taken for credit by students who have taken FIN 210f or FIN 211f.
Introduction to basic accounting principles, including analysis of financial statements using case studies. Develops fundamental concepts and accounts and applies them to income measurement, capital values, and costs, with a focus on international accounting issues. Usually offered every year.
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Anderson, Brenda
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| Times: |
M, W 12:30 - 02:00 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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FIN 212a S3 - Accounting & Financial Analysis
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May not be taken for credit by students who have taken FIN 210f or FIN 211f.
Introduction to basic accounting principles, including analysis of financial statements using case studies. Develops fundamental concepts and accounts and applies them to income measurement, capital values, and costs, with a focus on international accounting issues. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Weihs, Hagit
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| Times: |
Th 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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| Location: |
Sachar, Int'l Hall, 116
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FIN 212a S4 - Accounting & Financial Analysis
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May not be taken for credit by students who have taken FIN 210f or FIN 211f.
Introduction to basic accounting principles, including analysis of financial statements using case studies. Develops fundamental concepts and accounts and applies them to income measurement, capital values, and costs, with a focus on international accounting issues. Usually offered every year.
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Angell, Robert
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| Times: |
W 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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Lemberg, 54
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FIN 213a - Intermediate Financial Accounting
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Prerequisite: FIN 212a.
Provides an extensive expansion of the traditional introduction to financial accounting courses. Additional topics include deferred taxes, pensions and other post retirement benefits, earnings per share, share base compensation and leases. Usually offered every year.
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Keith, Richard
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W 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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Lemberg, 55
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FIN 214a - Managerial Accounting
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Prerequisite: FIN 212a.
Introduction to internal reporting issues and problems employed in planning, control, and evaluation. Topics include cost behavior, overhead cost allocation, budgeting, and variance analysis. Taught from the perspective of the decision maker rather than the accountant who prepares the information. Usually offered every year.
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Keith, Richard
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| Times: |
T 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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| Location: |
Lemberg, 54
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FIN 217f (1) - Financial Modeling I
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Prerequisite: FIN 202a. Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
Introduces quantitative modeling techniques for analyzing the financial performance of projects and companies and valuing earning streams. A key objective is to help students develop sophisticated skills in using spreadsheets and related software through cases and hands-on applications. Usually offered every year.
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Canella, Alfonso
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| Times: |
Th 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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FIN 217f (2) - Financial Modeling I
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Prerequisite: FIN 202a. Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
Introduces quantitative modeling techniques for analyzing the financial performance of projects and companies and valuing earning streams. A key objective is to help students develop sophisticated skills in using spreadsheets and related software through cases and hands-on applications. Usually offered every year.
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Canella, Alfonso
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| Times: |
Th 12:00 - 03:00 PM
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| Location: |
Lemberg, 54
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FIN 223f (2) - Project Finance
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Prerequisites: FIN 202a, FIN 217f. Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
Examines the financial, economic, political, and technological factors that affect very large, capital-intensive projects. Looks at how they are combined into a coherent structure and financed via a combination of non-recourse debt and equity. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Canella, Alfonso
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| Times: |
Th 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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FIN 234a - Capital Budgeting
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Prerequisite: FIN 202a (may be taken concurrently).
Companies make long term investments to increase value. The investments may be in physical assets (e.g., new plants) or in the acquisition of other businesses. Capital budgeting involves an assessment of business opportunities, preparation of cash flows and comparison of returns among various potential investments. This course employs criteria such as NPV, IRR and discounted payback to explore investment decisions described in articles, textbook readings, and cases. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Lewis, Churchill
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| Times: |
M 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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| Location: |
Sachar, Int'l Hall, 116
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FIN 236f (2) - Technical Analysis
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Prerequisite: FIN 201a. Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
From FX to equity indexes to real estate futures markets, traders rely on technically-derived signals to enter speculative positions, set protective orders, and time their exits. Provides an introduction to technical analysis and familiarizes students with strategies in common use. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Kirkpatrick, Charles
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| Times: |
Th 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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| Location: |
Lemberg, 54
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FIN 242f (1) - Credit Analysis I
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Prerequisite: FIN 212a. Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
Examines credit risk (i.e., the possibility that an obligor will fail to perform as agreed) from the perspective of the commercial banker. Focuses on a sound understanding of the firm and its business plan and how the banker constructs the appropriate structure for the senior loan. Topics include asset-based, real estate, and cash flow lending. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Bayone, Edward J.
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| Times: |
Th 09:00 - 12:00 PM
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| Location: |
Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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FIN 244f (2) - Credit Analysis II
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Prerequisite: FIN 242f. Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
Examines credit risk (i.e., the possibility that an obligor will fail to perform as agreed) for foreign companies that largely operate in their overseas markets. Based on a sound understanding of the firm, its business plan, and the environment in which it operates, the banker constructs the appropriate structure for the senior loan. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Bayone, Edward J.
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| Times: |
Th 09:00 - 12:00 PM
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| Location: |
Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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FIN 246a - Applied Corporate Finance
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Prerequisites: FIN 202a and 212a, or FIN 210f.
Explores the application of core finance disciplines to real-world situations. Students who take this course should have completed course work or have actual knowledge of managerial accounting, financial management and control, valuation, M&A, strategic marketing, financial forecasting, etc. Additionally, students should be near graduation and preparing for a career in a private sector firm. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Aikens, III, Alexander E.
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| Times: |
W 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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| Location: |
Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
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FIN 261a - Fixed Income Securities
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Prerequisites: FIN 201a or FIN 205a, or permission of the instructor.
Studies fixed income securities; cash flow structures, pricing risk measures; features of major fixed income sectors; valuation of fixed income securities with embedded options; portfolio management and performance measurement; interest rate derivatives and applications to asset/liability management. Usually offered every semester.
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| Instructor(s): |
Raviv, Alon
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| Times: |
T 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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| Location: |
Lemberg, 55
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FIN 270a - Options & Derivatives
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Prerequisites: FIN 201a, FIN 301a, or permission of the instructor.
Introduces students, at a reasonable mathematical level, to a broad range of topics related to the securities, markets, pricing, and applications of financial derivatives. Special focus is placed on how financial arbitrage is used to price derivatives. Usually offered every semester.
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| Instructor(s): |
Reitano, Robert R.
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| Times: |
M, W 09:30 - 11:00 AM
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| Location: |
Sachar, Int'l Hall, 116
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FIN 279a - Applied Risk Management
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Prerequisites: FIN 201a, 105a, and 212a.
Studies risk management applications as well as the use of financial derivatives. Focuses on case studies and can be taken in addition to the more quantitative course, FIN 280a. Students are expected to work through examples and develop strategies. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Reitano, Robert R.
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| Times: |
M, W 12:30 - 02:00 PM
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| Location: |
Lemberg, 54
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FIN 285a - Computer Simulation & Risk
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Prerequisite: FIN 201a.
Examines recent advances in computational methods for evaluation risk and decision making in risky situations. Emphasizes a common computational framework for solving many problems from business, finance, and economics using statistical methods, such as Monte Carlo and resampling. Usually offered every year.
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| Instructor(s): |
LeBaron, Blake
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| Times: |
W 06:30 - 09:30 PM
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| Location: |
Sachar, Int'l Hall, 116
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FIN 305f (2) - Asset Pricing
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Prerequisite: ECON 301a. Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
A course in asset pricing for PhD candidates. Topics include risk aversion and choice under uncertainty, no arbitrage and stochastic discount factor, mean variance analysis, factor models, and recent empirical puzzles. Focuses on theory and empirical applications. Usually offered every second year.
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| Instructor(s): |
Hilscher, Jens
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| Times: |
M, W 11:00 - 12:30 PM
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| Location: |
Sachar, Chancellor's Suite
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All courses with a suffix “f” are module courses. These courses meet for half a semester and receive 2 credits per class, rather than the usual 4 credits.
Courses ending in “c” meet half the normal weekly hours for the full academic year and carry 4 credits.
IEF 249c may only be taken by MBAi students. IEF 399c may only be taken by Ph.D. students.
Courses ending in “a” or “b” meet for the full semester and carry 4 credits.
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