Past courses - 2013

Understanding Financial Regulation
OrganizerSwedish House of Finance
InstructorProfessor Amit Seru (Chicago Booth)
DatesOctober 8 - 10, 2013
PlaceStockholm School of Economics
InformationInfo
ApplicationsPlease register in advance with the course secretary Jenny Wahlberg Andersson: jenny.wahlberg.andersson@hhs.se
Travel GrantNFN offers travel stipends to PhD students in finance who come from one of the NFN member institutions, located outside of Sweden. To apply for a travel stipend, please use this form (rtf), and send the application to nfn (at) aalto.fi.
Empirical Research in Corporate Finance
OrganizerNorwegian School of Economics
InstructorProfessor B. Espen Eckbo (Dartmouth College)
DatesAugust 19 - 21 and 24 - 25, 2013
PlaceNorwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway
InformationPDF
ApplicationsApplications should be sent to Marie Van Beijeren Marie.van.Beijeren@nhh.no
Travel GrantNFN offers travel stipends to PhD students in finance who come from one of the NFN member institutions, located outside of Norway. To apply for a travel stipend, please use this form (rtf), and send the application to nfn (at) aalto.fi.
PhD Seminar in Financial Frictions
OrganizerCopenhagen Business School
InstructorProfessors David Lando, Lasse H. Pedersen and Annette Vissing-Jørgensen
DatesAugust 21 - 23, 2013
PlaceCopenhagen Business School, Copenhagen
InformationWeb page
ApplicationsApplications are sent by email to the FRIC Center Coordinator, Julie de Molade, at fric@cbs.dk. See application insructions on the web pages.
Travel GrantNFN offers travel stipends to PhD students in finance who come from one of the NFN member institutions, located outside of Denmark. To apply for a travel stipend, please use this form (rtf), and send the application to nfn (at) aalto.fi.
The Financial Economics of Entrepreneurship, Private Equity and Venture Capital
OrganizerGraduate School of Finance, Aalto University
InstructorProfessor David Robinson (Duke University)
DatesAugust 19 - 23, 2013
PlaceAalto University School of Business, Helsinki
InformationPDF
ApplicationsDeadline June 28, instructions.
Travel GrantNFN offers travel stipends to PhD students in finance who come from one of the NFN member institutions, located outside of Finland. To apply for a travel stipend, please use this form (rtf), and send the application to nfn (at) aalto.fi.
Empirical Asset Pricing
OrganizerNorwegian School of Economics
InstructorProfessor Lars A. Lochstoer (Columbia University)
DatesAugust 12 - 16, 2013
PlaceBergen, Norway
InformationPDF
ApplicationsApplications are sent directly to: Marie.van.Beijeren@nhh.no
Travel GrantNFN offers travel stipends to PhD students in finance who come from one of the NFN member institutions, located outside of Norway. To apply for a travel stipend, please use this form (rtf), and send the application to nfn (at) aalto.fi.
Empirical Corporate Finance
OrganizerGraduate School of Finance, Aalto University
InstructorProfessor Renee Adams (University of New South Wales)
DatesJune 3 - 7, 2013
PlaceAalto University School of Business, Helsinki
InformationCourse web pages
ApplicationsDeadline 3.5.2013. Instructions and application forms can be found on the course web pages. Applications are sent to gsf (at) aalto.fi.
Travel GrantNFN offers travel stipends to PhD students in finance who come from one of the NFN member institutions, located outside of Finland. To apply for a travel stipend, please use this form (rtf), and send the application to nfn (at) aalto.fi.
PhD Mini-course on Empirical Option Pricing
OrganizerStockholm School of Economics / Swedish Doctoral Course Program in Finance
InstructorProfessor Mikhail Chernov (LSE)
DatesMay 14 - 16, 2013
PlaceStockholm School of Economics
InformationInfo (web), Syllabus (PDF)
ApplicationsTo apply: Please contact department secretary jenny.andersson ( at ) hhs.se
Travel GrantNFN will provide travel grants for a limited number of Nordic and Baltic doctoral students in finance coming outside of Sweden in order to participate in this course. Please apply for travel grant with this form (rtf). The applications are sent to nfn (at) aalto.fi.
PhD and Advanced Masters Mini-course: an Introduction to Bank Risk Management
OrganizerFric - Centre for Financial Frictions, Copenhagen Business School and Danish National Research Foundation
InstructorJoe Langsam, Policy Fellow, Center for Financial Policy, Smith School of Business and Former Morgan Stanley Managing Director, PhD.
DatesMay 13 - 17, 2013
PlaceCopenhagen Business School
InformationPDF, updated 13.5.2013
ApplicationsPlease follow the application instructions on the course web pages. Send your application in an email entitled ‘Joe Langsam Mini-course’ to Julie de Molade, fric@cbs.dk no later than May 1, 2013.
Travel GrantNFN will provide travel grants for a limited number of Nordic and Baltic doctoral students in finance coming outside of Denmark in order to participate in this course. Please apply for travel grant with this form (rtf). The applications are sent to nfn (at) aalto.fi.
PhD Mini-course on Industrial Organization and Corporate Finance: Theory and Policy
OrganizerKnut Wicksell Centre for Financial Studies at Lund University and the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)
InstructorProfessor Lars Persson and Dr Joacim Tåg (Research Institute of Industrial Economics)
DatesFebruary 25 - March 1, 2013
Place Knut Wicksell Centre for Financial Studies
InformationPDF
ApplicationsApplications (cover letter, CV and recommendation letter) are sent directly to elisabeth.gustafsson (at) ifn.se by January 27, 2013.
Travel GrantNFN will provide travel grants for a limited number of Nordic and Baltic doctoral students in finance coming outside of Sweden in order to participate in this course. Please apply for travel grant with this form (rtf). The applications are sent to nfn (at) aalto.fi.