Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2017-2018
ECON 505 - FINANCIAL ECONOMICS I
Long Title: FINANCIAL ECONOMICS I
Department: Economics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): ECON 501 AND ECON 502
Description: Introduction at the graduate level to asset pricing and portfolio choice theory. Covers single-period and dynamic models, including pricing by arbitrage, mean-variance analysis, factor models, dynamic programming, recursive utility, and an introduction to continuous-time finance. Cross-list: BUSI 521.