Instructor: | Prof. James R. Garven |
E-mail: | James_Garven@baylor.edu |
Phone and SMS: | (254) 307-1317 |
Finance 4335 (Spring 2023) Class Schedule: |
Section 1: Tuesday and Thursday, 11 am-12:15 pm CT in Foster 228
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This course offers an integrated approach to risk management by combining concepts, tools, and techniques from finance and related disciplines such as economics and the decision sciences. Attention is focused on the identification, evaluation, pricing, and management of risk from personal and corporate perspectives. Topics covered include how to characterize and measure risk attitudes, compare and price risk, evaluate the effects that risk has on stakeholder incentives, and design optimal risk management strategies for individuals and corporations.