SKKU will host a special lecture by Robert C. Merton, a Nobel Laureate in economics.
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- 2019-10-22
Our university, SKKU will host a special lecture by Robert C. Merton, a Nobel Laureate in economics
Our university, SKKU will host a special lecture by Robert C. Merton, a Nobel Laureate in economics, at the International Hall of the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus on Oct. 23 at 9 a.m., cooperating with the Korea Finance Association.
The professor Merton, MIT Sloan Graduate School of Business, will give a special lecture on the theme of Fintech and the future of the high-tech financial industry(Observations on Financial and Technological Innovation “FinTech” Opportunities and Challenges).
Professor Merton is the founder of the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing Model, the most famous model in the financial field and awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in his early 50s for his work on developing this model. Merton's advisor professor is Paul Samuelson, a legendary economist who was first American winner of Nobel Prize in Economics. In other words, both teachers and his disciple have drew a stroke in economics history.
The professor Merton currently serves as an advisor to Dimensional Fund, the global investor advisory firm, actively serving and contributing to both academic and business practice. The lecture is expected to be great help to students who want to study the financial field and advance into the academic world, as well as MBA students who pursue professionalism in real financial practice.
This invited lecture by a winner of the Nobel Prize Economics was conducted by Professor Ryu Doo-jin, the Economics professor of our university, a director of the Korea Financial Society and a recipient of the 'Sung Kyun Prize Candidate Fund'. The professor Ryu said, “We have organized this special lecture to reward our alumni's aspirations and supports regarding Nobel prize.” "We will not end with a one-time event, but will continue to invite and interact with the world-class scholars who are the Nobel Prize in Economics or close to the Nobel Prize in Economics," he said.
A Nobel Laureate in economics : Robert C. Merton, a Distinguished Professor of Finance
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Whens(The date and time) : Oct. 23(wed) from 9 AM
Where(Place) : Sungkyunkwan University(Seoul Campus) International Hall #9B217.
The title of a lecture : Observations on Financial and Technological Innovation “FinTech”
Opportunities and Challenges
**) Please refer to the attached file for detailed schedule and materials. There will be a Q&A
session after the lecture. If you are a member of our university, you don’t need to register.
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