FACULTY P. Dean Corbae Ph.D., Yale University Professor • Research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Gates Foundation through the Consortium on Financial Systems and Poverty • Has held editorial positions at the Journal of Economic Theory and the International Economic Review, among others Research interests: consumer credit, bankruptcy, foreclosures, banking industry dynamics Bjorn Eraker Ph.D., University of Chicago Associate Professor • Published in several journals, including the Journal of Finance, Mathematical Finance, the Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, and the Journal of Empirical Finance • Earned a master’s degree in economics and business from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration and a Master of Management degree from the Norwegian School of Management Research interests: asset pricing, derivatives, econometrics of financial markets, equilibrium modeling Mark Fedenia Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison Associate Professor • Published research in the Journal of Applied Finance • Former director of the School’s Applied Security Analysis Program (ASAP), having spent 21 years at the helm of the nationally recognized program in which students manage multimillion-dollar portfolios Research interests: investment management, mergers and acquisitions Michael Gofman Ph.D., University of Chicago Assistant Professor • Winner of the Arnold Zellner Doctoral Prize and second runner-up for the Morgan Stanley Prize for Excellence in Financial Markets • Worked as a quantitative analyst in the largest private bank in Israel Research interests: financial intermediation, economic and financial networks, corporate finance, portfolio theory James Johannes Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison Aschenbrener Professor of Banking Academic Director, Puelicher Center for Banking Education • Chaired the State of Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions’ committee to rewrite the Wisconsin Consumer Act • Member of the Economic Forecast Advisory Council of the State of Wisconsin’s Department of Revenue, in addition to being a faculty representative on UW–Madison’s Athletic Board and the Athletic Board Finance Committee Research interests: banking and financial institutions, monetary economics and policy Ph.D. Program
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