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Scott Joslin

  • Associate Professor of Finance and Business Economics

Scott Joslin is a financial economist whose research focuses on capital markets, in particular, the study of bond and options markets and their interaction with the macroeconomy. His research involves sophisticated econometric and statistical techniques, and development of methods to solve computationally difficult problems. Professor Joslin's work has been published in journals that include American Economic Review and Review of Financial Studies. Prior to joining USC, he was on the faculty of MIT's Sloan School of Management.

Scott Joslin
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Areas of Expertise

Asset Pricing
Credit Risk
Econometric Methods
Macro-finance

Departments

Finance + Business Economics

RESEARCH + PUBLICATIONS

COURSES

Spring 2024
  • FBE-459
    Financial Derivatives
    A rigorous introduction to the pricing and corporate use of financial derivatives -- futures, options, forwards and swaps -- on stocks, exchange rates, bonds and commodities.
  • FBE-559
    Management of Financial Risk
    Analysis of commodity, futures, and options contracts; theoretical and empirical approaches; spot and futures price relationships, speculation and hedging strategies; market efficiency.
  • FBE-633
    Fundamentals of Asset Pricing
    Financial Economics course that focuses on core theory and empirical evidence in asset pricing.
  • GSBA-539
    Business Environment and Leadership
    Thematic exploration of finance, macroeconomics, international business, corporate strategy, and marketing strategy.