Brinson Lecture

Lecture explores investing, economics, decision making

Decision making as it pertains to the economics of playing the stock market, contestant behavior on the game show “Deal or No Deal,” and actions of teams in the National Football League will be discussed by Richard H. Thaler, as he presents the College of Business’ annual Brinson Lecture at 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 6, […]

Nobel laureate to speak on investments April 15

Harry Markowitz, Nobel laureate, will discuss “Portfolio Theory: Past, Present and Future,” at 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, in Smith CUE 203. The public is invited to this annual Brinson Lecture in the College of Business and Economics. “Dr. Markowitz’s contributions changed the field of investments from a series of ad-hoc rules-of-thumb to a science,” […]