High-Dimensional Covariance Matrix Estimation

Aygul Zagidullina received her Ph.D. in Quantitative Economics and Finance from the University of Konstanz, Germany, with a specialization in the areas of financial econometrics and statistical modeling. Her research interests include estimation of high-dimensional covariance matrices, machine learning, factor models and neural networks.

• Foreword.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Traditional Estimators and Standard Asymptotics.- 3 Finite Sample Performance of Traditional Estimators.- 4 Traditional Estimators and High-Dimensional Asymptotics.- 5 Summary and Outlook.- Appendices.