Introduction to Financial Economics - Finance I

3 credits · Graduate

This course provides an introduction to major concepts and methods in financial economics. Topics covered include choice under uncertainty, consumption and portfolio choice and equilibrium in static and dynamic models, consumption and production based asset pricing models, and asset pricing with asymmetric information and heterogeneity. While its focus is on theoretical foundations, the course equally emphasizes motivational empirical evidence, as well as methodological tools for solving dynamic models and assessing their empirical implications.