ECON 416 - Capital Markets and Portfolio Choices

Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): ECON 303 and ECON 304 and ECON 308
College Curriculum: COLL 400
This course is focused on studying financial assets and the capital markets in which they are traded. The course belongs to the larger field of financial economics. It will provide analytical tools and derive formal models in asset pricing. The set of tools is used to understand how different assets are priced in the market and the relationship between risk and return. This course is meant to train students to think in a structured, analytical rigorous way about the fundamentals of asset pricing models, starting from the notions of market efficiency and ending with risk management principles. The course emphasizes case studies, group work, and interactive class discussions. Finally, this course will help prepare students entering graduate education or starting careers in management, finance, or economic consulting.