Bubbles and Contagion in Financial Markets

Eva R. Porras (Budapest, Hungary) is a financial and business consultant, providing financial expertise to numerous multinational businesses. She is currently serving as Head Consultant for Business Valuation SL in Spain; Habitat Property Partners in Budapest and is part time Finance Director for Gotham Producciones Tematicas, Budapest, and has over two decades of experience working in financial institutions and corporations, including for Fox and Citibank. She has held a distinguished academic career, and was Academic Dean of the Central European University Business School in Budapest, Hungary, and previously, Director of Master Programs in Finance at the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, Spain.

1. Introduction to Bubbles and Contagion 2. Asset Valuation and Volatility 3. Rational Herds 4. Contagion 5. Bubbles