NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC.

 

SUMMER INSTITUTE 2010

 

Methods Lectures:  Financial Econometrics

 

Presenters: Sydney Ludvigson, Yacine Ait-Sahalia, Michael Brandt, & Andrew Lo

 

July 15 & 16, 2010

 

Royal Sonesta Hotel
Ballroom A

40 Edwin H. Land Boulevard

Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

PROGRAM

 

Thursday, July 15:

 

8:15 am

Coffee and Pastries

 

8:45 am

Sydney Ludvigson, New York University and NBER

 

GMM and Consumption-Based Asset Pricing Models

 

10:15 am

Break

 

10:45 am

Sydney Ludvigson, New York University and NBER

 

GMM and Consumption-Based Asset Pricing Models (continued)

 

12:15 pm

Lunch

 

1:30 pm

Yacine Ait-Sahalia, Princeton University and NBER

 

Asymptotic Theory and Continuous-Time Methods in Financial Econometrics

 

3:00 pm

Break

 

3:30 pm

Yacine Ait-Sahalia, Princeton University and NBER

 

Asymptotic Theory and Continuous-Time Methods in Financial Econometrics (continued)

 

5:00 pm

Adjourn

 

Friday, July 16:

 

8:15 am

Coffee and Pastries

 

8:45 am

Michael Brandt, Duke University and NBER

 

Linear Factor Models and Event Studies

 

10:15 am

Break

 

10:45 am

Michael Brandt, Duke University and NBER

 

Linear Factor Models and Event Studies (continued)

 

12:15 pm

Lunch

 

1:30 pm

Andrew Lo, MIT and NBER

 

Financial Econometrics in Action: Analyzing Hedge Funds and Systemic Risk

 

3:00 pm

Break

 

3:30 pm

Andrew Lo, MIT and NBER

 

Financial Econometrics in Action: Analyzing Hedge Funds and Systemic Risk (continued)

 

5:00 pm

Adjourn