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 Alumni Profile: Astrid Garcia, MPP’23 Thu., June 05, 2025 Q&A: Professor Steven Durlauf on DEI Policies, Racial Injustices, and the Trump Administration Wed., June 04, 2025 Alumni Profile: Kenneth Zalke, MPP’23 Thu., May 29, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Civic Leadership Academy 2026 Virtual Information Session Wed., June 18, 2025 | 12:00 PM Get to Know Harris! Public Sector Scholarship Fri., June 20, 2025 | 12:00 PM Harris Summer Campus Visit Mon., June 23, 2025 | 10:00 AM Harris School of Public Policy 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States