Financial Econometrics

FI310 · Summer School 2025-26 · Shanghai

Course Overview

This course provides skills in data analysis and econometric methods that can help students understand the behavior of individuals, firms, financial institutions, and other economic agents. Students will learn about statistical techniques employed in the finance and economics literature.

These skills are useful both in future education (postgraduate or PhD research) and many professional roles. Data analysis is key in investment banking, management consulting, accounting, and most service-sector jobs. Students will also learn to program in Stata, Python, and R—the leading statistical software packages in the industry.

Learning Outcomes

  • 1 Understand and analyse linear regression output
  • 2 Recognise the importance of the Gauss-Markov assumptions and consequences when they break down
  • 3 Analyse panel data sets using fixed and random effects models
  • 4 Estimate time series regressions and calculate forecasts
  • 5 Estimate and understand qualitative response models

Course Details

Duration

3 Weeks

Location

Shanghai, China

Format

In-Person

Contact Hours

66 Hours

Credits

4 Units

Instructor

Dr. Fatih Kansoy

Dr. Fatih Kansoy

University of Oxford

I'm Fatih, working in the Department of Economics and Saïd Business School as a lecturer at the University of Oxford. My research focuses on monetary economics and empirical climate finance. Previously, I taught at the University of Warwick's Economics Department, Warwick Business School, and the Bank of England. I completed my Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Nottingham.

Office Hours

Instructor Office Hours

By appointment — email to schedule

TA Discussion Sessions

TBA

Schedule announced in class

Textbooks & Software

Stock & Watson

Introduction to Econometrics

Wooldridge

Introductory Econometrics

Chris Brooks

Introductory Econometrics for Finance

Software

STATA Python R

Resources