Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2025

     

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BUSI 521 001 (CRN: 22643)

FINANCIAL ECONOMICS I

Long Title: FINANCIAL ECONOMICS I
Department: Business
Instructor: Back, Kerry
Meeting: 2:30PM - 3:45PM TR (13-JAN-2025 - 25-APR-2025) 
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
 
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Program(s):
Doctor of Philosophy Business
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisites: ECON 501 AND ECON 502
Section Max Enrollment: 25
Section Enrolled: 2
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 25
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 8
Enrollment data as of: 26-DEC-2024 2:40PM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
 
Description: Introduction to asset pricing and portfolio choice theory. Covers mathematical analysis of single-period and dynamic models, including pricing by arbitrage, mean-variance analysis, factor models, dynamic optimization, recursive utility, and an introduction to continuous-time finance. Cross-list: ECON 505.