Advanced Topics Seminar-finance Phd

An advanced PhD seminar discussing current topics in financial economics and analyzing new methodologies.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Jason Allen3.7/5Anthony Defusco

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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Declared in Business or Economics PhD programs

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FINANCE 974

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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ANTHONY DEFUSCO is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JASON ALLEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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SEM 001Classroom Instruction7 / 103

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Current and emerging interests in financial economics.
  • Open questions and new methodologies in financial economics.
  • Continuous-time and discrete-time dynamic models.

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  • Discussing current and emerging interests in financial economics.
  • Analyzing open questions and new methodologies in financial economics.

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FINANCE 974 · Fall 2026

Advanced Topics Seminar-Finance PhD

Recorded 2026-09-07
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