Prof. Alberto Rascón
Profile
Prof. Alberto Rascón Dozent
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Contact hours
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday afternoon
Friday -
Address
Berner Fachhochschule
Business School
Institut Applied Data Science & Finance
Brückenstrasse 73
3005 Bern
Activities
Responsibilities
Teaching Finance, Economics and Taxes
Coordination of the International Tax Week for the BFH
Teaching Business at the Wood Department of the BFH
Teaching
Degree programmes
BBA; BBA IP; MSc.BA, Master in Wood Technology
Subjects
MBF2 - Derivatives - Specialization
IBF2 - M&A and related transactions - Specialization
IMD1 - International Economy - Specialization
IBF4 - Alternative Investments (Behavioral Finance) - Specialization
MBM4 - Negotiating in Multicultural Environments - Specialization
USTR - Restructuring
iRES - Restructuring
CGWS - Corporate Governance: Wall Street goes to Hollywood
INSU - The World of Insurance
NGTS - Negotiations
iTAX - Tax Law
iESP - Economic and Social Policy
MBF1 - Security Analysis
iEC2 - Macroeconomics 2
iEC4 - Economics 4
IEFI - Environment of the international firm
DIFG - Digital Finance - Foundation
Finance and Legal
CV
Professional experience
- July 2011 - Present Professor of Finance, Economics and Taxes BFH
- July 2017 - 2019 Lecturer of Finance and Derivatives HES-SO Vaud
- Aug 2011 - Aug 2015 Professor of Finance , Director of the Diploma of Financial Management HES-SO Fribourg
- Oct 2007 – July 2011 Senior Researcher and Lecturer BFH
- April 2006 – Aug 2007 Energy Management Advisor CEMEX
- Jan 2003 – Mar 2006 Desk agent Europcar, (AMAG Services SA)
- Aug 1999 – Sep 2002 Regulatory Executive AT&T
- Sep 1998 – Apr 1999 Commercial Director’s Assistant Banca AFIRME S.A.
- Sep 1996 – Feb 1998 Economist ING Barings (Mexico)
- Jan 1996 - Sep 1996 Economist Banca Serfin
Education
- 2019 Zertifikat fur Hochschuldidaktik BFH
- 2015 Certificate of didactic qualifications HES – SO. University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland
- 2004 - 2006 Master of Business Administration MBA (Post-graduate) HEC – University of Lausanne
- 1999 – 2000 Diplomado en Telecomunicaciones Alcatel University Mexico
- 1993 - 1998 Degree in Economics (Honours) (Licenciatura) Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM)
- 1993 - 1997 Studies of Mathematics (non diploma) Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM)
Other
- RYERSON Polytechnical Institute. Multimedia Courses
Publications
Publications
Neuroni Alessia, Spichiger Andreas, Rascón Alberto, Riedl Reinhard et al., Konzept eines homogenen Berechnungsmodells zur Ermittlung der Wirtschaftlichkeit und des qualitativen Nutzens von EGovernmentVorhaben, Haute école spécialisée bernoise, 2009.
Alessia Neuroni, Alberto Rascon, Andreas Spichiger, and Reinhard Riedl. 2010. Assessing and evaluating value and cost effectiveness of e-government initiatives: focusing the step of the financial evaluation. In Proceedings of the 11th Annual International Digital Government Research Conference on Public Administration Online: Challenges and Opportunities (dg.o '10). Digital Government Society of North America 105-111.
Rascon, Alberto “Life Insurance Products and research on Age : new topics and challenges” Präsenz Magazin des Fachbereichs Wirtschaft (August 2013)
Rascon, Alberto “Modigliani and Miller and the new Banking Regulations – a teacher’s Approach” Präsenz Magazin des Fachbereichs Wirtschaft und Verwaltung (April 2011)
Meyer, Olaf, Rascon Alberto. „Transmission der Kreditmarktkrise in die «reale Welt»“ Präsenz Magazin des Fachbereichs Wirtschaft und Verwaltung (März 2009)
Martín, S., Rascon Alberto. “Mexican Pension Funds: A new game in Town” Emerging markets weekly report. Fixed-Income Research. ING BARINGS (6 June 1997)
Memberships
Internal memberships
Fachgruppe Accounting, Finance, Tax
External memberships
American Economic Association
Supervised theses
Bachelor
Whale Richard Duncan Overcoming transaction cost in Markowitz Portfolio Theory for private investors 2021
Mabe Romario Wilfried Hermann; Draki Abdulaziz Cultural Impact on Saving Behaviour 2021
Beuret David Efficacité de la taxe CO2 en Suisse de 1990 à aujourd’hui 2021
Wyss Remo Optimal Debt for Mortgages in the Canton of Bern 2021
Hagmann Remo Dominic SMI vs Sharpe Portfolio 2021
Wittwer Marion Livia Valuation of Geberit AG 2021
Flügel Tom Marius An Analysis of the Implications of International Relations on International Businesses (EU - Turkey) 2021
Burri Jan Otto BLOCKCHAIN & CLIMATE CERTIFICATES A way to trade climate certificates over an upcoming technology 2020
Zumsteg Marc Urs Does the certified pre-owned market business harm or add value to Bucherer? 2020
Holmberg Martin Lars-Erik The way to pay, a theoretical analysis of the payment differences between Sweden and Switzerland 2020
Ryden Jesper Nils Johan Theoretical analyse of China’s Belt and Road initiative 2020
Reinhard Larissa Comparison of pension systems of the Netherlands and Switzerland 2020
Sägesser Corrie Diane The Argentinian economic crisis: economic or societal roots? 2020
Schenk Nils Anthony The impact high skilled migrant workers have on the Swiss economy 2020
Burri-Ho Pui Lei How do people pay today? 2019
Kipfer Johannes Introduction and Application of Debt Rating Methods: The Case of Anheuser Busch InBev SA 2019
Kukulu Nzeno-Wendie WOMEN ON CORPORATE BOARDS – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ANALYSIS OF THE SENATE BILL NO. 826 AND APPLICABILITY ANALYSIS FOR SWITZERLAND 2019
Nguyen Trung Kien A Comparison Study about pension system effectiveness in Switzerland and Vietnam 2019
Nikiforov Nikolai Option Strategies: A New Guideline for Small Investors 2019
Ramirez Juan-Carlos Which language will be the most important one in the European Union after the Brexit? Will there be a “Lingua Franca”? 2019
Romero Vargas Laura Maria "Pension system comparison between Colombia and Switzerland” Analysis of the sustainability 2019
Savioz Nicolas "Does the Consumer Price lndex constitute an accurate representation of inflation for the whole Swiss population?" 2019
Schirrapa Anna Confidence and its influence on the economic cycles 2019
Schopfer Michael Samuel Evaluation of Swatch Group 2019
Töyrä Ossian Ilkka Financial Evaluation of a Public Firm, Theory and Practise: Nokia Corporation 2019
Vonäsch Roman Marc Valuation of Logitech 2019
Barrie Mohamed Sanusi Relatioship between Sustainability and Profitability in Firms 2019
Bigler Mariana Microcredits in Mexico - A Comparison of interest rates beween a Mexican and a Swiss Bank 2019
Bobrova Mariia Empirical Validation of the Time Series Momentum Effect for financial purposes 2019
Niederegger Stéphanie Desirée The Relationship Between UBS Switzerland’s Personal Banking Strategy and its Television Communication – An Analysis Covering the Years 2000 to 2017" 2018
von Siebenthal Michael Thomas Swiss Retail Banking and Service Excellence A Comparative Study 2018
Vafoyon Sanjar Financial System of Uzbekistan: Past, Present and Future 2018
Tran Selina Microcredits: Investment opportunity for pension funds? 2018
Bytyqi Avdyl, Le Kieu Anh Financial Evaluation of a Public Firm, Theory and Practice: FINNAIR 2018
Makhanava Uluana Should Belarus get rid of Belarussian rubble? 2018
Drenkelforth Jacques Pascal How different are illicit activities in the Dark Net compared to the real world? 2018
Niederhauser Sarah Marissa Comparison of the Swiss and Danish Pension system 2018
Barickman Sarah Maryse Evaluation of Microcredits: Research of Microcredit Institutions in Developing Countries 2018
Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh Comparison of tax incentives in Vietnam and Switzerland 2018
Wu Xian Comparison of health insurance systems in Switzerland and in China 2018
Mfumu-Kanda Dhi Statistical approach to technical analysis: application to the foreign exchange market 2017
Duktaktsang Tsering Dekyi Pension in Switzerland and the reform “pension 2020” Comparison with Swedish pension system 2017
Moghaddami Ramin „Jährlich erhöhte Krankenkassenprämien. Haben Politik, Verwaltung und Leistungserbringer versagt?“ 2017
Guggisberg Timon Daniel “Comparison of two sustainability indices with respect to the underlying notion of sustainable investing.” 2017
Kajtazi Meier, Doruntina Fabian Valuation of Emmi Corporation 2017
Do Le Minh Tuan Then, Now and Future of Vietnamese Remittance 2017
Unterschütz Lukas Thomas Financial Valuation of Tesla Motors 2017
Adriaensen Benjamin Valuation of iRobot Corporation: Theory and Practice 2015
Donat Nicolai "Can the investments into microfinance funds contribute to an enhanced risk/return profile of a typical fixed income fund?" 2015
Herren Marc Do the United States of America benefit from the worldwide oil trade in USD? 2015
Kamalanathan Nathipan Stock Market manipulation in penny stocks and the big boards 2015
Leiser Kevin Luca Testing some strategies of Technical Analysis in the Stock Market 2015
Sbai Amina Positive effects of the abolition of the banking secrecy 2015
Vaucher Lionel La régulation de la ROHMA et ses conséquences sur l’industrie des matières premières en Suisse. 2015
Stüdeli Fabian Financial valuation of a public firm, theory and practice: Swatch 2015
Adam Nora Comparison of the Libor and FX scandals: Causes and consequences 2016
Basda Selin Valuation of a public company – Givaudan Group 2016
Cardoso Thais Capital flows in Brazil: how are foreign investors affected by capital control regulations? 2016
Dibba Saikou O. lnditex: Financial valuation theory and praxis 2016
Enders Maria Detecting real estate bubbles in Switzerland and Russia: practical approach 2016
Kurzmeyer Michael Investing in the Biotech Sector – Developing and testing a Strategy 2016
Poffet Marc Analysis of Joel Greenblatt’s Magic Formula 2016
Vujovic Nikola Aleksandar A short and a long term comparison of the stock performance of the parental company and the development of its financial key ratios after the execution of the spin-off. 2016
Language skills and intercultural knowledge
Language skills
- Spanish - Native or bilingual proficiency
- English - Native or bilingual proficiency
- French - Full professional proficiency
- German - Limited working proficiency
Intercultural knowledge
- Mexico
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Spain
- Canada