Department of Finance

Overview

The Department of Finance offers courses in finance and business economics. The undergraduate program offers a concentration in finance. The Oregon MBA program offers a specialization in finance and securities analysis, which is supported by the Cameron Center for Finance and Securities Analysis. The curriculum focuses on imparting an understanding of the principles that guide financial management, asset management, and general business management. Students master the following skills:

Evaluation of capital investment projects
Valuation of companies, securities and derivative contracts
Measurement and management of risk
Evaluation and formation of investment strategies
Financial forecasting and assessment of financing requirements
Interpretation of financial market prices and interest rates.

The department also oversees the Master of Science in Finance program as well as the PhD program in finance, which focuses on training students to conduct scholarly research and to teach at the college level.

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Recent Research

Maria Chaderina
Chaderina, Maria, Patrick Weiss, and Josef Zechner. "The Maturity Premium." Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2021.07.008.
July 2021
Youchang Wu
Levine, Oliver, and Youchang Wu. "Asset Volatility and Capital Structure: Evidence from Corporate Mergers." Management Science 67, no. 5: 2657-3320. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2020.3607.
May 2021
Z. Jay Wang
Wang, Z. Jay and Jingyun Yang. "Cross-trading and Liquidity Management: Evidence from Municipal Bond Funds." Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, forthcoming.
May 2021
Brandon Julio
Arena, Matteo P., and Brandon Julio. "Litigation Risk Management through Corporate Payout Policy." Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming.
May 2021
Youchang Wu
Wu, Youchang. "The Causes and Challenges of Low Interest Rates: Insights from Basic Principles and Recent Literature." China Finance Review International 11, no. 2: 145-169. https://doi.org/10.1108/CFRI-06-2020-0071.
April 2021
Youchang Wu
Gofman, Michael, and Youchang Wu. "Trade Credit and Profitability in Production Networks." Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming. http://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2365995.
March 2021
Ioannis Branikas
Branikas, Ioannis, and Gabriel Buchbinder. "Advertising Exposure and Investor Attention: Estimates from Super Bowl Commercials." Financial Planning Review 4, no. 1: e1099. https://doi.org/10.1002/cfp2.1099.
March 2021

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