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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2024
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ECON 456 001 (CRN: 25490)
INVESTMENTS
Long Title: TOPICS IN BUSINESS ECONOMICS: FINANCIAL MARKET AND INVESTMENTS
Department: Economics
Instructor: Shen, Shihan
Meeting: 10:50AM - 12:05PM TR (8-JAN-2024 - 19-APR-2024)
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 Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisites: ECON 100 AND ECON 200 AND ECON 203
Section Max Enrollment: 30
Section Enrolled: 18
Enrollment data as of: 20-MAR-2025 7:52PM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Final Exam Time:
24-APR-2024
2:00PM - 5:00PM W
Description: The course is a rigorous, quantitative introduction to financial market structure and financial asset valuation. The main topics of the course include time value of money, discounted cashflow analysis, CAPM model, portfolio selection, equilibrium asset pricing. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Students must be comfortable with statistics, linear algebra, calculus, and microeconomics.