Political Ideology in Capital Markets
Project Description
Political ideology has become an increasingly significant aspect of social identity in recent years. As the impact of polarizing political ideology gains global attention, this project aims to introduce students to the role of political ideology in capital markets. Taking the U.S. capital markets as the setting, we will examine how to measure the political ideology of key market participants, such as investors, managers, financial analysts, securities regulators, etc, and gain an understanding of the impact of such ideology on capital market functions.
Supervisor
YIN, Benda
Quota
2
Course type
UROP1100
Applicant's Roles
The student will:
(1) conduct literature reviews on political ideology and capital markets; and
(2) collect, clean, and analyze datasets about the ideology of key capital market participants.
(1) conduct literature reviews on political ideology and capital markets; and
(2) collect, clean, and analyze datasets about the ideology of key capital market participants.
Applicant's Learning Objectives
The student will:
(1) get familiar with the functions of capital markets and the recent growing trends of political ideology;
(2) learn and practice data collection and cleaning techniques;
(3) learn how to read academic papers and develop necessary research skills for future career development; and
(4) develop an understanding of the impact of political ideology on capital market functions.
(1) get familiar with the functions of capital markets and the recent growing trends of political ideology;
(2) learn and practice data collection and cleaning techniques;
(3) learn how to read academic papers and develop necessary research skills for future career development; and
(4) develop an understanding of the impact of political ideology on capital market functions.
Complexity of the project
Moderate