“The MSFE program emphasizes modern quantitative methods with an exciting new curriculum, that combines the best of engineering and computer science with financial economics that will allow students to use their highly sought after quantitative skills to work in the frontier of the financial industry. UW-Madison’s top 10 US News Econometrics ranking and rich tradition in Economics and Finance puts it in a unique position to offer this exciting program”
Richard Davies (BA ‘79), Consultant to the Investment Management Industry, Former Senior Managing Director, AllianceBernstein
Meet Our Faculty
Students are taught by renowned senior faculty at the top of their field.
Here are just a few of the outstanding faculty who have been involved in the creation and/or delivery of MSFE courses:
Dean Corbae
Position title: Professor, William Sellery Trukenbrod Chair in Finance with a tenured appointment in Economics
Email:
corbae
Phone: (608)-262-3281
Address:
7438 Social Sciences Building
A consultant at 6 Federal Reserve Banks and winner of numerous teaching awards. Invited to present on central bank policies at the Jackson Hole Conference
Fields: Macroeconomics
Bruce Hansen
Position title: Professor, Mary Claire Aschenbrener Phipps Distinguished Chair
Email:
bruce.hansen
Phone: (608)-263-3880
Address:
6438 Social Sciences Building
Renowned for his fundamental contributions to econometric theory and practice, he recently developed models for the State of Wisconsin Investment Board to analyze the impact of oil price changes on macro variables
Fields: Econometrics
Oliver Levine
Position title: Associate Professor of Finance; Howard and Judith Thompson Professor
Email:
oliver.levine
Phone: (608)-262-9810
Address:
5274D Grainger Hall
Research interests: corporate finance, corporate investment, corporate taxation, mergers and acquisitions, and agency conflicts