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
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: Vincenzo Quadrini, 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

Dean’s Associate Professorship in Business Administration: Arthur Korteweg, PhD

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

Associate Professors: Kenneth Ahern, PhD; Odilon Camara, PhD; Christopher Jones, PhD; Scott Joslin, PhD; Juhani Linnainmaa, PhD; Oguzhan Ozbas, PhD; Rodney Ramcharan, PhD; Selale Tuzel, PhD; Yongxiang Wang, PhD; Mark I. Weinstein, PhD

Assistant Professors: Tom Chang, PhD; Seda Durguner, PhD; Cary Frydman, PhD; Marco Giacoletti, PhD; Olexandr Gorbenko, PhD; Chad Kendall, PhD; Mete Kilic, PhD; Yaron Levi, PhD; Emily Nix, PhD; Andrii Parkhomenko, PhD; Joao Ramos, PhD; Sandra Rozo, 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*; Fatemeh Ibrahimi-Nazarian, PhD; Julia Plotts, MBA*; Mick Swartz, PhD

Assistant Professors of Clinical Finance and Business Economics: Rahsan Akbulut, PhD; Nimfa Bemis, EdD; Seda Durguner, PhD; Kevin Fields, JD

Senior Lecturers: Mark Griffiths, PhD; Mohammad Safarzadeh, PhD

Lecturers: Scott Abrams, MBA; Lingwen Huang, PhD

Adjunct Professor: 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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