ASSET PRICING

Nicola Borri, Francesco Lippi

Instructional goals

Understanding models of valuation of uncertaint future cash flows (stocks, bonds, currencies, etc.).

Prerequisites

As determined by the RoME program.

Intended learning outcomes

Students will be able to navigate to the state-of-the-art asset pricing literature, both empirical and theoretical.

Course Contents

This course is divided in two sections. The first section covers the first six weeks and is taught by N. Borri. The following are the main topics addressed in the first section of this class: - A look at financial time series data - Utility based asset pricing - Estimation of factor models. - Habit Models - Models with Hetereogenous Agents - Long-run risk models.

Reference Books

Cochrane, Asset Pricing. Papers and notes provided by the instructor.

Teaching Methods

Lectures and assignments with in-class discussion.

Assessment Method

Weekly problem sets and in-class recitations.

Thesis assignment criteria

These criteria are set by the Director of the RoME program.

Does the syllabus cover sustainability topics?

YES

Week 1 Contenuto sessioni on line e on campus

Introduction and stylized facts.

Week 2 Contenuto sessioni on line e on campus

1=E(MR): the fundamental equation of asset pricing.

Week 3 Contenuto sessioni on line e on campus

Contingent assets, risk-adjusted probabilities, and existence theorems.

Week 4 Contenuto sessioni on line e on campus

Efficient Frontier and Hansen-Jaganathan bounds.

Week 5 Contenuto sessioni on line e on campus

Habit models.

Week 6 Contenuto sessioni on line e on campus

Models with long-run risk and heterogenous agent models.

Week 7 Contenuto sessioni on line e on campus

Francesco Lippi

Week 8 Contenuto sessioni on line e on campus

Francesco Lippi

Week 9 Contenuto sessioni on line e on campus

Francesco Lippi

Week 10 Contenuto sessioni on line e on campus

Francesco Lippi

Week 11 Contenuto sessioni on line e on campus

Francesco Lippi

Week 12 Contenuto sessioni on line e on campus

Francesco Lippi