ECON 671 · also FECON 471
Financial Markets and Investments
Tim BollerslevNotable faculty
Known for the GARCH model of financial market volatility. Source
Why it's on my list
Financial markets with Tim Bollerslev, known for the GARCH volatility model.
My note, not Duke's.
Description from DukeHub
The structure and workings of financial markets. Topics include risk-return relationships, portfolio selection, the capital asset pricing model, the arbitrage pricing theory, fixed income analysis, and aspects of derivatives. Prerequisite: Economics 608D or 703D or instructor permission.
Skills
- financedescription: "financial" and 5 more
AI-resilient: 1 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "risk"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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