Course # 36101 Section Number 1 Day(s) M- W Time(s) 9:00am-10:20am Term Winter 2025 Specialization Municipal Finance Finance & Policy Course Instructor Carolin Pflueger Syllabus Syllabus 1/6/25 Central banks, Treasury departments, the IMF, and sovereign wealth funds use financial data and tools to inform their decisions. This class covers the main concepts of finance theory for stocks, bonds, and investment portfolios and applies them in the public policy context. Topics covered include the following: present value, real and nominal interest rates, optimal portfolio choice, Value-at-Risk and Growth-at-Risk, risk and return, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, performance evaluation, market efficiency, and return predictability. Notes Attendance at discussion sessions is optional for this class. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Winter 2025 Financial Investments for Public Policy Carolin Pflueger Monday, Wednesday 9:00am-10:20am Syllabus Recent News More news University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy and Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth Launch New Pathbreaking Master’s Program in Climate and Energy Policy Tue., July 08, 2025 Provost Katherine Baicker Appointed Emmett Dedmon Distinguished Service Professor Thu., July 03, 2025 Alumni Profile: Daisuke Kageyama, MPP'23 Thu., June 26, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Wed., July 09, 2025 | 8:30 AM Harris Alumni Roundtables in Washington, DC: Transitions between public and private sector roles Wed., July 09, 2025 | 8:30 AM Office of Federal Relations 1730 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20006 United States Harris Summer Mixer in Washington, DC: Cultivating Policy Connections Thu., July 10, 2025 | 5:00 PM Harris Summer Mixer in Washington, DC: Cultivating Policy Connections Office of Federal Relations 1730 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington,, DC 20006 United States