https://www2.bc.edu/~chapmadb/mf866.htm
Boston College
Carroll School of Management
MF 866: Ph.D. Seminar in Asset Pricing Theory
Spring 2011
Professor: David Chapman
Monday: 12:15 –2:15
Fulton 326B
Location: Fulton 210
Phone: (617) 552-3989
Office Hours: Monday 1:30 – 2:30
E-mail:
david.chapman@bc.edu
Web:
http://www2.bc.edu/~chapmadb
Course Description
This course provides a basic overview of the asset pricing literature. The topics covered include: absence of arbitrage in security markets, consumption-portfolio choice problems, and equilibrium pricing models. Discrete and continuous-time models will be examined.
Text
The required text for the class is: Kerry Back, 2010, Asset Pricing and Portfolio Choice Theory. Oxford University Press.
Additional texts that you might want to own (or consult) include:
[1] Cochrane, John H., 2005, Asset Pricing (Revised Edition). Princeton: Princeton University Press.
[2] Duffie, Darrell, 2003, Dynamic Asset Pricing Theory, 3rd Edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
[3] Skiadis, Costis, 2009, Asset Pricing Theory. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
We will be solving dynamic portfolio choice problems and equilibrium pricing models using Matlab.
The current syllabus for the course can be accessed [here]. [Updated: 01-25-2011]
https://www2.bc.edu/~chapmadb/MF866S11.pdf