Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: FINANCIAL ECONOMICS

Department: Economics

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (ECON 307 OR ECON 382 OR STAT 310) AND (ECON 301 OR ECON 370)

Description: Economic analysis of the operation of financial markets. Covers asset pricing, risk management, portfolio theory, arbitrage theory, and market efficiency. Emphasis is put on the application of the financial concepts to decisions faced by households and firms.