Spring 2027

Financial Econometrics

Financial Econometrics covers econometric analysis of financial time series, including linear and multivariate models, volatility estimation, and model testing.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Bruce Hansen3.7/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.71 GPA, 97.8% A/AB (n=45 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.59 GPA, 82.1% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.82 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the major theories of financial pricing

  • Use the theory of efficient markets to understand asset pricing

  • Use linear time-series econometric models for financial forecasting

  • Use volatility models to identify financial uncertainty

  • Formulate and estimate asset pricing models

  • Work with real financial data sets

  • Build models for portfolio optimization

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ECON 704

ECON 724

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.71 GPA, 97.8% A/AB (n=45 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.59 GPA, 82.1% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.82 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

BRUCE HANSEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.71 GPA, 97.8% A/AB (n=45 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.59 GPA, 82.1% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.82 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Linear econometric time series models
  • Multivariate time series
  • Volatility estimation
  • Estimating and testing financial econometric models
  • Major theories of financial pricing
  • Theory of efficient markets and asset pricing
  • Financial forecasting using linear time-series models
  • Portfolio optimization models

Skills

  • Understanding major theories of financial pricing
  • Using efficient market theory for asset pricing
  • Using linear time-series econometric models for financial forecasting
  • Using volatility models to identify financial uncertainty
  • Formulating and estimating asset pricing models
  • Working with real financial data sets
  • Building models for portfolio optimization

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ECON 724 · Spring 2027

Financial Econometrics

Recorded 2026-10-14
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