Instructor: Raul Riva
Class Time: Mondays and Wednesdays, 15:30 - 17:30
Office Hours: Fridays, 9:00-10:00
This repo has material for the Finance 1 class, taught during the first quarter of 2026 at FGV-EPGE by Raul Riva. This is a quarter-long second-year Ph.D. class for students interested in Asset Pricing.
You can use any of the material above free of charge (and at your own risk!), as long as you provide proper credit and citation whenever needed.
See Topics.md for a tentative detailed list of topics to be covered in class. The progression of topics will depend on class size and student interest.
No, we will have no exams. Student evaluation will be based on performance related to three activities:
- One research proposal (50%). See
Instructions_Research_Proposal.mdfor details. - One peer-review of a classmate's research proposal (15%). See
Instructions_Research_Proposal.mdfor details. - One in-class presentation (35%). See
Instructions_Paper_Presentation.mdfor details.
You can and should provide feedback about the course material as we move along. If something is interesting and we do not plan on covering it, please tell me and I'll see if it is a feasible addition to the class. On the other hand, if we plan covering something that does not interest anyone in the class, tell me and I'll happily take it out. This is the first iteration of this class and list of covered topics is expected to change with time.