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.

Finance and Business Economics
Bridge Hall 308
(213) 740-6515
FAX: (213) 740-6650
Email: fbe@usc.edu
marshall.usc.edu/fbe
Chair: Anthony M. Marino, PhD

Faculty

Kenneth King Stonier Chair in Business Administration: Harry DeAngelo, PhD

Ivadelle and Theodore Johnson Chair in Banking and Finance: Wayne Ferson, PhD

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

Robert G. Kirby Chair in Behavioral Finance: Fernando Zapatero, PhD

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

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

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

Professors: Tim Campbell, PhD; Harry DeAngelo, PhD*; Wayne Ferson, PhD; Richard Green, PhD; Lawrence Harris, PhD; Ayse Imrohoroglu, PhD; Selahattin Imrohoroglu, PhD; Nir Jaimovich, PhD; Anthony M. Marino, PhD; John G. Matsusaka, PhD; Kevin J. Murphy, PhD; Vincenzo Quadrini, PhD; Fernando Zapatero, PhD

Associate Professors: Kenneth Ahern, PhD; Yasushi Hamao, PhD; Gerard Hoberg, PhD; Christopher Jones, PhD; Scott Joslin, PhD; Juhani Linnainmaa, PhD; Oguzhan Ozbas, PhD; Selale Tuzel, PhD; Rodney Rancharan, Ph.D; Mark I. Weinstein, PhD

Assistant Professors: Odilon Camara, PhD; Daniel Carvalho, PhD; Tom Chang, PhD; Seda Durguner, PhD; Cary Frydman, PhD; Olexandr Gorbenko, PhD; Chad Kendall, PhD; Arthur Korteweg, PhD; Yaron Levi, PhD; Joao Ramos, PhD; Sandra Rozo, PhD; David Solomon, PhD; Yongxiang Wang, PhD; Yanhui Wu, PhD

Professors of Clinical Finance and Business Economics: Tyrone Callahan, PhD; Baizhu Chen, PhD; C. Kerry Fields, JD*; Suh-Pyng Ku, PhD; Lloyd Levitin, JD

Associate Professors of Clinical Finance and Business Economics: Nimfa Abarquez Bemis, PhD; Robert Bridges, MRED; Duke Bristow, PhD*; James Cunningham, PhD*; Julia Plotts, MBA*; Mick Swartz, PhD

Assistant Professors of Clinical Finance and Business Economics: Rahsan Akbulut, PhD; Kevin Fields, JD; Fatemeh Ibrahimi-Nazarian, PhD

Senior Lecturer: Mohammad Safarzadeh, PhD

Lecturers: Scott Abrams, MBA; Seda Durguner, PhD; Sena Durguner, PhD; Nimfa Bemis, EdD; Lingwen Huang, PhD

Adjunct Professors: Nimfa Bemis, PhD; Steve Moyer, JD

Emeritus Professors: Guilford C. Babcock, PhD; Henry R. Cheeseman, JD; Linda De Angelo, PhD*; Dennis W. Draper, PhD; Richard Eastin, PhD; Douglas H. Joines, PhD; Aris Protopapadakis, PhD; Alan C. Shapiro, PhD; Randolph W. Westerfield, PhD

*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

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