Department of Finance and Business Economics

The department of Finance and Business Economics (FBE) offers classes in the fields of finance, business economics, business law and real estate. Subjects include microeconomics, macroeconomics, economic forecasting, corporate finance, investments and valuation, financial institutions and markets, risk management, and real estate finance, among others. These subjects are important for business planning and consulting, evaluation of capital investments and corporate strategies, and securities investment analysis, advising and trading.

Programs

Undergraduate Programs

Minors

• Business Economics Minor   
• Business Finance Minor   
• Business Law Minor   
• Real Estate Finance Minor    

Majors

• Accounting and Finance (BS)  
• Business Administration (Finance) (BS)   
• Business Administration (Real Estate Finance) (BS)   
• Real Estate Finance and Development (BS)  

Graduate Programs

• Finance (MS)   
• Financial Analysis and Valuation Graduate Certificate   

Finance and Business Economics Department
Marshall School of Business
Hoffman Hall 231
701 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1422
(213) 740-6515
FAX: (213) 740-6650
Email: fbe@usc.edu
marshall.usc.edu/fbe
 

Chair: Christopher Jones, PhD

Associate Chair: Tyrone Callahan, PhD*

Faculty

Peter Arkley Chair in Risk Management: Daniel Gottlieb, PhD

Charles E. Cook Community Bank Chair of Finance: Gerard Hoberg, PhD

Fred V. Keenan Chair in Finance: Lawrence E. Harris, PhD

Peter J. Fluor Family Chair in Teaching Excellence: Julia Plotts, MBA*

Robert G. Kirby Chair in Behavioral Finance: David A. Hirshleifer, PhD

Charles F. Sexton Chair in American Enterprise: John G. Matsusaka, PhD

James McN. Stancill Chair in Business Administration: Vincenzo Quadrini, PhD

Charles B. Thornton Professor of Finance: Christopher Parsons, PhD

Kenneth L. Trefftzs Chair in Finance: Kevin J. Murphy, PhD
 

Professors: Patricia Dechow, PhD (Accounting); Daniel Gottlieb, PhD; Richard Green, PhD (Price School); Lawrence Harris, PhD; David A. Hirshleifer, PhD; Gerard Hoberg, PhD; Ayse Imrohoroglu, PhD; Selahattin Imrohoroglu, PhD; Christopher Jones, PhD; Anthony M. Marino, PhD*; John G. Matsusaka, PhD*; Kevin J. Murphy, PhD; Christopher Parsons, PhD; Vincenzo Quadrini, PhD; Rodney Ramcharan, PhD; Romain Ranciere, PhD (Economics); Lukas Schmid, PhD; Richard Sloan (Accounting); Neeraj Sood, PhD (Price School); Selale Tuzel, PhD

Associate Professors: Kenneth Ahern, PhD; Odilon Camara, PhD*; Tom Chang, PhD; Jason Roderick Donaldson, PhD; Cary Frydman, PhD*; Scott Joslin, PhD; Arthur Korteweg, PhD*; Giorgia Piacentino, PhD

Assistant Professors: Neha Bairoliya, PhD; Diego Daruich, PhD; Ricardo De la O, PhD; Marco Giacoletti, PhD; Kristy Jansen, PhD; Erica Jiang, PhD; Mete Kilic, PhD; Yaron Levi, PhD; Wenhao Li, PhD; Quinn Maingi, PhD; Alejandro Martínez-Marquina, PhD; Ekaterina Neretina, PhD; Emily Nix, PhD*; Andrii Parkhomenko, PhD; Joao Ramos, PhD; Gunjan Seth, PhD; Miao (Ben) Zhang, PhD

Professors of Clinical Finance and Business Economics: Scott M. Abrams, MBA*; Rahsan Akbulut, PhD*; Tyrone Callahan, PhD*; Baizhu Chen, PhD*; C. Kerry Fields, JD*; Kevin C. Fields, JD*; Fatemeh Ibrahimi-Nazarian, PhD*; Suh-Pyng Ku, PhD*; Julia Plotts, MBA*

Associate Professors of Clinical Finance and Business Economics: Ayca Altintig, PhD; Duke Bristow, PhD*

Assistant Professors of Clinical Finance and Business Economics: Matthew Hill, PhD; Erin Kaplan, PhD; Shane Shepherd, PhD

Senior Lecturer: Mohammad Safarzadeh, PhD

Adjunct Professor: Steve Moyer, JD

Emeritus Professors: Guilford C. Babcock, PhD; Robert Bridges, MRED*; Tim Campbell, PhD; Henry R. Cheeseman, JD*; Harry DeAngelo, PhD*; Linda De Angelo, PhD*; Dennis W. Draper, PhD; Richard Eastin, PhD; Wayne Ferson, PhD; Douglas H. Joines, PhD; Lloyd Levitin, JD; Aris Protopapadakis, PhD; Alan C. Shapiro, PhD; Mick Swartz, PhD; Mark Weinstein, PhD; Randolph W. Westerfield, PhD

*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

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