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Jiro E. Kondo
Jiro E. Kondo

FINANCE
Assistant Professor of Finance

Print Overview
Professor Kondo joined the faculty at the Kellogg School of Management in 2007. He holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research interests include theoretical and empirical corporate finance and contract theory with an emphasis on the intersections of law, economics and finance. Professor Kondo is currently working on understanding the choice between public and private enforcement of regulation and corporate contracts. Trained in finance and economics, he also holds a B.A. from Princeton University.

Areas of Expertise
Banking and Financial Institutions
Contract Theory
Corporate
Regulation of Financial Markets
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Education
PhD, 2008, Management (Financial Economics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BA, 2001, Economics, Princeton University

Academic Positions
Assistant Professor, Finance, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2008-present
Donald P. Jacobs Scholar, Finance, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2007-2008

 
Print Research
Research Interests
Corporate finance, financial institutions, regulation of financial markets, contract theory, intersection of law, economics and finance; role of self-regulatory organizations in financial regulation; choice between public and private enforcement of corporate contracts; role of informable financiers in the financing of innovations


 
Print Teaching
Teaching Interests
Introductory finance, corporate finance
Full-Time / Part-Time MBA
Finance I (FINC-430-0)

This course counts toward the following majors: Analytical Finance, Finance

This course studies the effects of time and uncertainty on decision making. Topics include discounted cash flow valuation, stock and bond valuation, the term structure of interest rates, bond duration, capital budgeting under certainty and uncertainty, portfolio theory, asset pricing models and efficient markets.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of (a) probability and statistics through linear regression and (b) financial accounting. Requirement (a) may be satisfied with prior or concurrent registration in DECS-434, sufficient previous course work in statistics or attending Finance I statistics tutorials (available fall quarter only). Requirement (b) may be satisfied with prior or concurrent registration in ACCT 430 or sufficient previous course work in financial accounting. MECN-430 is recommended.

To qualify for a Finance I (FINC-430) waiver, you must have passed a comparable course with a grade of A. The type and level of material covered in the course are represented by chapters 1-13 and 23 of the text by Brealey and Myers, Principles of Corporate Finance. You need not request a Finance I waiver to enroll in FINC-440 (Turbo). To help you decide whether you should waive Finance I, take the self-assessment test online at www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/finance/curriculum/finance1waiver.htm.