The Rosenberg Institute supports a variety of IBS courses that prepare students to develop the information and ideas required to solve emerging problems in the financial sector. Funds from the Institute support courses such as:

ECON 203f Advanced International Economics: Theory, Evidence & Policy
Taught by Catherine L. Mann

Builds on and extends the economic frameworks developed in ECON 201a and 202a to focus on economic models that are fundamental to international macroeconomic analysis, policy making, and business strategy. Students apply data to the models, and discuss journal articles that apply the frameworks to macroeconomic questions. Usually offered every year.

ECON 262f Outsourcing and Offshoring: Multinationals, Technology, and Globalization
Taught by Catherine L. Mann

Outsourcing and offshoring raise questions of economic theory, business strategy, and policy emphasis for both industrial and emerging economies. This course examines and assesses empirically different theories of the multinational firm. Addresses how pervasive application of information technology exposes firms to business opportunities and economies to policy challenges.

FIN 254f Financial Manias and Crisis
Taught by John Balder

Class investigates speculative financial manias--their causes, characteristics, effects, and policy responses. Using historical and recent examples from the United States and abroad, the psychological aspects of markets and other factors that contribute to manias are examined.

FIN 288a Corporate Financial Engineering
Taught by Daniel Bergstresser

Focuses on how financial engineering is used in firms to reduce their costs of financing, to alter their fundamental risk exposures and, in a handful of cases, to provide them with new ways to compete. Primarily intended for students who plan to serve in corporate roles that will involve significant interaction with financial markets and institutions.

FIN 263a International Portfolio Management
Taught by Alon Raviv

A blend of advanced theory and state-of-the-art practice with a two fold aim: to ground students in the theory of international portfolio investments and to immerse them in the application of global portfolio management in the real world.

FIN 202a International Corporate Finance
Sections taught by Debarshi Nandy and Elif Sisli Ciamarra

Focuses on how companies make their investment, financing, and dividend decisions in a global environment. Examines the theory and practices of firms through a combination of current articles, problems in the text, and case analysis. Students will have a firm understanding of how companies create value through their decisions.