42 Finance and Economics Summer Course Programs

Immerse yourself in Switzerland's vibrant business ecosystem during an electrifying two-week adventure, unlocking groundbreaking business insights across diverse fields. Collaborate to ignite entrepreneurial ideas, dissecting them with creativity and innovation, all while exploring the dynamic city’s rich heritage.

Study Economics at Oxford, where centuries of scholarship meet cutting-edge research. Learn directly from Oxford faculty in small, tutorial-style classes and experience the academic and cultural life of one of the world’s most historic universities.

The Graduate Summer School in Corporate Finance offers a unique opportunity to acquire advanced skills in key financial instruments and corporate management strategies. The programme provides a practical and in-depth understanding of how to analyse financial statements.

Introduction to a new field in economics that challenges the traditional model of rational decision-making and uses research in psychology to construct alternative models. Covers the theory of choice under certainty, uncertainty, and temptation; biases in judgment; social preferences.

This is an introductory course in economics. We will cover both microeconomics (investigating decisions by individuals and firms) and macroeconomics (examining the economy as a whole).

The LAT Summer Trading School Programme has been designed for school and university students looking for a more vocational approach to finance and trading. Based online, on the LAT trading floor or via a blended combination, students will learn about different financial markets and how they are traded, as well as the practicalities of trading from a fundamental or technical perspective.

A communications skills course that explores the nature of conflict and its resolution through persuasion, collaboration, and negotiation. Students learn theories of interpersonal and organizational conflict and its resolution as applied to personal, corporate, historical, and political contexts.

Applies the tools of microeconomic theory and empirical methods to study questions such as the optimal design of sports leagues, the impact of new stadiums on a local economy, fan (customer) discrimination, and salary differentials between players.

Second semester of a two-semester sequence of empirical techniques used in economic analysis. Statistical concepts are presented and applied to a variety of economic problems. Extensive use of the statistical software package STATA is made.

First semester of a two-semester sequence of empirical techniques used in economic analysis. Statistical concepts are presented and applied to a variety of economic problems. Extensive use of the statistical software package STATA is made. Students must register for two sections: lecture and discussion.

The possibilities for economic measurement have been transformed through observation of the earth from satellites. In this course, we will study the array of possibilities in free and commercial imagery, and link up to applications in economic research and industry.

The Summer School on Blue Economy is an interdisciplinary and experiential learning program focused on ocean sustainability, climate resilience, and maritime innovation. Through expert-led modules, coastal field trips, workshops, and team challenges, participants will be able to: - understand the dynamics between oceans and climate systems

The second semester of a standard two-semester sequence is for those considering further work in management or economics. National economic performance; the problems of recession, unemployment, and inflation; money creation; government spending and taxation; economic policies for full employment and price stability; and international trade and payments.

The purpose of this course is for you to obtain both a broad overview of the role of finance in society and your role in it, and a degree of greater comfort that you know how to approach the major financial decisions you will confront.

Basic concepts underlying financial statements and accounting procedures used in preparing statements of financial position, income statements, and statements of cash flow. Stresses the interpretation, analysis, and evaluation of published financial statements. 

Basic concepts of estimation and tests of hypotheses, ideas from probability; one-, two-, and multiple-sample problems. Applications are in the social sciences, and students will be able to understand the basics of using a sample to predict uncertainty.