ECON 171A: Financial EconomicsInstructor: Anne Laski Prerequisites: ECON 80a and ECON 83a or permission of the instructor. Course Description: The course covers topics related to financial economics, including investors’ attitudes toward risk, capital allocation, portfolio selection, asset pricing models (Capital Asset Pricing Model and Arbitrage Pricing Theory), the efficient market hypothesis, fixed income markets, equity valuation, and options and futures markets. Lectures will consist of covering the theory, going over in-class examples, and class discussion. Problem sets will focus on applying the material from lectures. Students will also be required to complete a session project. Students should have a basic understanding of microeconomics, statistics, and algebra. If you are enrolling in an upper-level Economics course this summer, please contact Leslie Yancich, the ECON Department administrator, lesliey@brandeis.edu, for an enrollment code. Permission to waive the ECON 83A is contingent upon students’ writing and passing an entrance exam in statistics prior the beginning of classes. Session: Extended Day: Online Asynchronous 10-week Time: Credit Hours: 4 Credits Course Format: 2428 Brandeis Graduation Requirement Fulfilled: SS Enrollment Limit: 15 students Course Classification: Undergraduate Level Course Course Tuition: $3,050 (+$50 Once per summer Registration Fee) Course Fees: Open to High School Students: No |
