MFIN 8875 Ph.D. Seminar: Research Topics in Finance
The objective of this class is to expose Ph. D. students to research areas actively studied by the Finance Faculty. During this class, students will not only familiarize themselves with most relevant papers in each area, but will also be challenged to identify directions for future research.
Course overview
- Department
- Finance
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- Permission of Department
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.94 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 5.00 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Andrey Malenko | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 7 |
| Fall 2024 | Andrey Malenko | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 5 of 5 |
| Spring 2024 | Vyacheslav Fos | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 4 of 4 |
| Fall 2022 | Ronnie Sadka | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 5 of 5 |
| Fall 2022 | Vyacheslav Fos | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 5 of 5 |
| Fall 2021 | Ronnie Sadka | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 3 of 5 |
| Fall 2021 | Vyacheslav Fos | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 3 of 5 |