The seminar is dedicated to advanced topics in the field of finance and financial control. It particularly addresses the following fields of interest:

• Applied financial econometrics
• Asset pricing and capital market microstructure
• Empirical finance, Empirical corporate finance
• Risk management
• Financial control

The seminar is addressed to participants who actively want to enhance their understanding in the above areas. Contents will be discussed based on the following list of references, which is an intended list of topics but not necessarily an exclusive one. Intense discussion of the contents is encouraged. Participants should have aquired advanced knowledge in statistics, econometrics, as well as probability theory and random processes.

Credit Points: Creditable as a PhD Seminar

Requirements:

• Individual contributions to seminar discussions
• Presentation of a relevant field of interest as treated in the monograph references of the above list (Section II).
• Development of a written research proposal

Examination: Slide presentation of a relevant field of interest as treated in the above list of relevant references and contributions to seminar discussion

Prekognition: Advanced knowledge in statistics, econometrics, as well as probability theory and random processes.

Application: Application via Email (fincon@uni-passau.de) 

Further Information:

• Bibliography

• Research Topics