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.
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1=E(MR): the fundamental equation of asset pricing.
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Contingent assets, risk-adjusted probabilities, and existence theorems.
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Efficient Frontier and Hansen-Jaganathan bounds.
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Habit models.
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Models with long-run risk and heterogenous agent models.
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