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Academic Year 2005/2006

Financial Economics
ECON 228 SP

The course aims to develop an understanding of the application of the principles of economics to the study of financial markets, instruments, and regulations. The course emphasizes major financial institutions and methods: insurance, portfolio management, corporate management of dividends and debt, forwards and futures, options, and swaps. We will discuss the importance of human psychology in developing and utilizing financial tools as well as the difficulty of battling moral hazard. Students will be working with financial data and case studies in order to explore the potential and limitations of financial theory in dealing with real-world problems.

MAJOR READINGS

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EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

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ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students who have completed ECON 228 will not receive credit towards the econ or MECO major for ECON 328, and vice versa.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS ECON    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: ECON101 OR ECON110 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006

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