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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2020
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BUSI 521 001 (CRN: 21264)
FINANCIAL ECONOMICS I
Long Title: FINANCIAL ECONOMICS I
Department: Business
Instructor: Back, Kerry
Meeting: 1:00PM - 3:59PM W (13-JAN-2020 - 24-APR-2020)
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: 4
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 25
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 16
Enrollment data as of: 10-JUL-2025 9:53PM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
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: ECON 505.