Courtney Wiegand

Courtney Wiegand is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, Department of Finance. Her research and teaching focus on corporate finance, with courses such as FNCE1000 - Corporate Finance, which introduces foundational concepts in finance including time value of money, risk and return, capital structure, and dividend policy. She is also involved in knowledge-sharing initiatives at Wharton, contributing insights on topics such as AI's impact on productivity and career growth in the modern workforce.

Courtney Wiegand is a researcher at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, focusing on Asset Pricing, Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, and Macro-Finance. Her work explores the interactions between fiscal policy shocks and asset prices, contributing to the understanding of how government spending and taxation influence financial markets. Her research bridges macroeconomic policy and financial markets, offering insights into the transmission mechanisms of fiscal and monetary decisions. Wiegand's academic contributions highlight the interplay between macroeconomic policy and asset pricing, with a particular emphasis on the effects of fiscal policy shocks on financial markets.