Economics: Empirical Finance

Utbildningsfakta

Kod: NEKN82

<p>This course develops your ability to understand and apply empirical methods in finance. You will learn econometric tools to study asset returns, risk, household financial behaviour and policy effects, combining theory with hands-on work using real financial data.</p><p>The course focuses on empirical methods to analyse financial markets and address key questions in finance. You will study the statistical properties of asset returns, time-variation in risk and volatility, evaluation of portfolio performance and the determinants of interest rates. We also examine household financial choices and provide tools to evaluate how policies and events influence financial outcomes. </p><p>A central objective is to enable you to apply econometric techniques to real data and to critically assess the empirical validity of financial models. You will practice applying empirical methods to real-world data and learn how to interpret results using economic reasoning. By the end of the course, you will have gained insights and tools that are useful both for advanced studies and for careers in finance, policy analysis and related fields.</p>

Behörighet

Students admitted to the Master Programmes in Finance are qualified for this course. For other students, at least 90 ECTS-credits in economics are required. These must include a course in basic financial economics, an intermediate course in microeconomics (e.g., NEKB21 "Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis"), and an intermediate course in econometrics, quantitative methods or an equivalent course (e.g., NEKB23 "Econometrics", or 15 ECTS-credits in statistics).

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• Economics: Empirical Finance

  Lund University

  Startdatum: 2 november 2026

  Slutdatum: 17 januari 2027

  Studietakt: 50 %