Dr. Anna Cieslak

Associate Professor

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Biography

Anna Cieslak conducts research in macro-finance with an empirical asset pricing emphasis on fixed income markets. Her recent work studies the dynamics of the Treasury yield curve, Treasury risk premia, and the behavior of real rates and interest rate volatility. Her research interests involve the effects of monetary policy on asset markets, along with questions related to sovereign credit risk and financial econometrics. Anna holds a master's degree from the Warsaw School of Economics and received her PhD from the University of Lugano in Switzerland in June 2011. She spent an academic year as a visiting PhD student at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. In 2011, she joined the faculty at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management before joining the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University in July 2015.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2015-07-01 — Present

Duke University: Fuqua School of Business • Durham, NC

Joined the faculty to conduct research and teach in the area of finance.

Faculty

2011-01-01 — Present

Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management •

Worked on researching finance topics and teaching related courses.

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)