Advanced Topics in Finance

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In this course, you will critically evaluate recent applied research articles across the diverse landscapes of modern finance. You will assess the effectiveness of theoretical contributions and analyze the quantitative and qualitative methodologies that drive the latest findings in today's financial literature. You will synthesize findings from multiple scholarly sources to communicate a sophisticated, critical perspective on how global markets are being reshaped. Finally, the course challenges you to look beyond existing data to assess the limitations of current research, identifying the significant gaps in the literature that represent unanswered questions in modern finance. Work done in this course prepares you to select and develop a future project proposal.