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The interdisciplinary projects realised by the Research Priority Program (RPP) “Finance and Financial Markets” will strengthen the image of the University of Zurich as a centre of knowledge and research as well as a source of awareness for the financial community of the city.
Objective
The aim of the Research Priority Program "Finance and Financial Markets” (hereafter referred to as RPP Finance) is, on the one hand, to analyse interactions between financial markets and macro-economy and, on the other hand, to link new areas and approaches to finance, such as behavioural sciences, ethics and law with traditional methods of financial markets theory and to conduct an interdisciplinary research. From this basic research, numerous applications in various areas will result. These include financial markets regulation, retirement provisions, corporate finance, asset pricing and asset management.
Interdisciplinarity
The RPP Finance of the University of Zurich combines various faculties of the University to create an expert and comprehensive interdisciplinary body. Interdisciplinarity will be achieved through interactions of finance with fields such as psychology, philosophy, economy etc.
Research Positioning
By means of the projects planned in the RPP Finance, scientific as well as practical and politically relevant issues will be explored. Regarding the scientific side, publications in leading internationally renowned journals as well as the composition of first-class dissertations is the goal. To achieve this, an effective transfer of knowledge through the organisation of conferences, discussions and other specific activities, will be carried through.
Main Topics for the Research Projects
The RPP operates, in total, five main topics for the research projects:
- Behavioural-Finance Aspects in Portfolio Management
- Corporate Finance
- Law, Regulation and Finance
- Financial Aspects in Macroeconomic
- Quantitative Finance