Finance Department

  • Robert Korajczyk
    Harry G. Guthmann Professor of Finance Robert Korajczyk Photo © Nathan Mandell

The Kellogg School's Finance department is renowned in a broad range of specialties, from technical asset pricing to corporate financial policies and capital market dynamics. Faculty research is consistently recognized by award-winning publications in flagship finance journals. The Finance faculty also serve as editors of leading professional publications, setting the standards for new ideas in finance. The Finance major, among the most popular at the Kellogg School, takes full advantage of this expertise in a broad set of courses taught by faculty at the forefront of the field. more...

Kellogg Insight presents articles on Finance

The Impending Pension Problem
Pension liabilities are a massive hidden debt
Based on the research of Joshua Rauh And Robert Novy-Marx
Pension liabilities are a massive hidden debt: Pension funds were underfunded before the recession hit. Joshua Rauh sifted through the numbers and determined that the situation has only gotten worse since then.

The Trouble with VPIN
New economic indicator fails to live up to its promises
Based on the research of Torben Andersen And Oleg Bondarenko
New economic indicator fails to live up to its promises: VPIN has been proposed as an economic indicator that could help regulators identify when another flash crash—like that which occurred on May 6, 2010—is imminent. But research by Torben Andersen suggests VPIN as it is currently constructed does not live up to the hype.

How Public Outrage Affects CEO Pay
Compensation changes but does not always decline
Based on the research of Camelia Kuhnen And Alexandra Niessen
Compensation changes but does not always decline: The Occupy movement has brought lots of attention to bear on the issue of CEO compensation. But does public scrutiny actually affect executive compensation levels? Camelia M. Kuhnen sifted through thousands of news articles to find out.

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Upcoming Events

  • Vanitha Ragunathan

    Finance Bag Lunch Series

    Jun 07, 2012, 12:15 PM

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    Finance Bag Lunch Series

    Jun 06, 2012, 12:15 PM

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    Finance Bag Lunch Series

    Jun 04, 2012, 12:15 PM

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    Seminar Series on Quantitative Finance

    Jun 01, 2012, 12:15 PM

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    Finance Bag Lunch Series

    May 31, 2012, 12:15 PM

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