Financial Economics Institute at CMC

Founded in 2004, the Financial Economics Institute (FEI) at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) provides opportunities for students interested in finance and related areas to develop research skills and engage with practitioners working in the world of finance. The FEI offers CMC students a rigorous educational opportunity that is distinguished by both its liberal arts emphasis and quantitative orientation. The mission of the Financial Economics Institute is to provide unique research, curricular and extracurricular opportunities engaging the Claremont Colleges in both the theory and practice of financial economics. The FEI offers three programs directed at these objectives. First, the FEI supports collaborative, advanced student/faculty research in financial economics and overlapping disciplines. Second, the FEI oversees the Financial Economics Sequence- unique curriculum grounded on rigorous quantitative courses in liberal arts context, preparing students for career opportunities in finance. Third, the FEI sponsors activities for the broader community, including oversight of the Student Investment Fund, provision of databases, space and hardware for multiple purposes, and support for conferences, workshops, internships, networking trips and other events.