Riccardo Sabbatucci

Riccardo Sabbatucci
  • Visiting Associate Professor

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    2425 Steinberg-Dietrich Hall
    3620 Locust Walk
    Philadelphia, PA 19104

Links: Personal Website

Teaching

All Courses

  • FNCE2370 - Data Science For Finance

    This course will introduce students to data science for financial applications using the Python programming language and its ecosystem of packages (e.g., Dask, Matplotlib, Numpy, Numba, Pandas, SciPy, Scikit-Learn, StatsModels). To do so, students will investigate a variety of empirical questions from different areas within finance including: FinTech, investment management, corporate finance, corporate governance, venture capital, private equity, and entrepreneurial finance. The course will highlight how big data and data analytics shape the way finance is practiced. Some programming experience is helpful though knowledge of Python is not assumed.

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