The Foster School of Business, in conjunction with the Finance Theory Group (FTG), is pleased to host the FTG’s Summer School program at the Foster School of Business on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle on June 25-28, 2025.
We are now accepting applications for the Finance Theory Group Summer School. The registration fee for those invited to attend will be US $550 for both student and faculty participants, which will cover the cost of meals. Participants are responsible for the cost of transportation and accommodations.
Participation in the FTG Summer School is by invitation only, and is intended for students and faculty interested in the theory of corporate finance, financial institutions, and financial markets. Both theorists and empiricists interested in deepening their knowledge of these topics are welcome to apply here.
Typically, for students selected to attend the FTG Summer School, these costs have been covered by their personal funds, home department, designated research funds, or funded by an advisor. There is a limited pool of funding for students without access to these funding sources and requiring financial assistance.
Questions may be sent to [email protected] or any of the conference organizers at the University of Washington: Philip Bond, Doron Levit, Ye Li, and Mark Westerfield.
Tentative schedule
June 25
Afternoon: Haoxiang Zhu (MIT & SEC) – The Law and Economics of Financial Market Design
Evening: Welcome reception
June 26
Morning: Itay Goldstein (Wharton) – Information and Fragility in Finance
Afternoon: Parallel Sessions
- Eduardo Davila (Yale) – Sufficient Statistics and Normative Finance
- Ron Kaniel (University of Rochester) – Emergence and Implications of Peer Effects
- Paolo Fulghieri (University of North Carolina) – Uncertainty and Contracting
Evening: Presentations of contributed papers by participants
June 27
Morning: Marzena Rostek (University of Wisconsin-Madison) – Decentralized-Market Design
Afternoon: Parallel Sessions
- Andrey Malenko (Boston College) – Applications of Dynamic Games
- Josef Zechner (Vienna University of Economics and Business) – Social Preferences
- Victoria Vanasco (Centre de Recerca en Economia International) – Security Design
Evening: Presentations of contributed papers by participants
June 28
Morning: Zhiguo He (Stanford) – Intermediary Asset Pricing
Afternoon: Parallel Sessions
- Brett Green (Washington University in St. Louis) – Dynamic Adverse Selection
- Matthieu Bouvard (Toulouse School of Economics) – Blockchains and Their Finance Applications
- Giorgia Piacentino (University of Southern California) – Money and Banking
Evening: Farewell Reception/Dinner
Find more information on previous FTG Summer School programs.