Head of Department: Tan Wongratana
Technical and Statistical Finance and Economics is a field of study that is concerned with the melding of economics, mathematics, statistics, and computer science for the purpose of designing and operating very complex financial systems. It mainly concentrates on the creation of various models and instruments that are at one’s disposal for pricing financial products, determining risk, and building up investment strategies in the world of uncertain markets. Whereas economics describes how individuals and institutions react to incentives and market forces, technical and statistical finance takes this understanding and further applies it through the use of mathematical and computational methods to find and solve real-world financial problems.
This scope of activities encompasses a lot of areas of modern finance ranging from determining the value of derivatives, to constructing risk management systems and coming up with algorithms that can execute trades automatically. Experts in the field predict future market conditions and make decisions accordingly while providing decision support to banks, investment firms, and fintech companies. The services could be extended to pension funds, mortgage markets, credit scoring, and beyond.
On the other hand, technical and statistical finance is also the area of concerns regarding economic impact and ethics. The fact that models are prone to failure as was evidenced in the stages of financial crises has a direct impact on the lives of people and the economies of different countries. The only way to prevent unintentional damages is by thoroughly understanding economic principles that serve as the basis for these models and thus, becoming part of the solution rather than the problem, hence, deepening the understanding of economic principles becomes an effective contribution towards a safer and more stable financial system. The commitment to social responsibility and the pursuit of innovation in creating more powerful, fair, and robust systems remain the focus of this area.
Technical and Statistical Finance and Economics is a perfect confluence of theory and practice: economic insights informed by mathematical and data-driven tools are at the core of today's finance. Data, mathematics, and economics combined make financial markets more intelligent and adaptable, which in turn, lead to a better position for individuals, firms, and society in general.