The Area's goal is to be one of the premier academic research institutions in the area of finance. Research Center's programs. While the more general purpose of the Area's research program is to make significant contributions to the understanding of global as well as the U.S. capital markets, special emphasis is placed on Asian and Pacific capital markets. At the Ph.D. level, the Area seeks to educate finance scholars who will conduct scientific research and engage in teaching in institutions of higher education. Ph.D. students, having access to the best Asian capital markets databases available in the world, will have advantage over other competing doctoral programs in carrying out dissertation research on Asian and Pacific capital markets.
Emphasis is on both original theoretical and empirical work.
Research methods courses will be selected by the student with the approval of the Major Professor. Elective courses will be selected by the student with the approval of the Major Professor. Faculty Dash, Gordon H. Jr., Associate Professor. D.B.A., University of Colorado. Ph.D., Georgia State University.