DeGroote School of Business

Course Description

F770 - Financial Economics and Quantitative Methods

This course explores the theoretical and conceptual foundations of finance. Among the theories, upon which modern finance is built are utilitytheory, stochastic dominance, statepreference theory, mean-variance portfolio theory, the capital asset pricing model, the arbitrage pricing theory, Modigliani-Miller and information theories of capital structure, risk sharing theories, and principal-agent theories. The course also includes quantitative methods for testing some basic propositions in finance.

Course Offerings

Fall 2023

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Fall 2022

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Fall 2021

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Fall 2020

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Fall 2019

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Fall 2018

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