ECON 3160
Financial Economics
provides an analysis of the major building blocks of the modern theory of financial economics and their implications for decision-making. To reflect that modern finance is a branch of economics, emphasis will be on how general economic principles and analytical techniques can be applied across all finance sub-fields. Topics include the basic pillars in finance–intertemporal optimization, asset valuation, risk management–and selected issues that will vary each year.
Prerequisites & course information
CR: the former Business 4500 (St. John's), the former Business 4500 (Grenfell) PR: Mathematics 1000 or its equivalent, ECON 1010 (or the former 2010) and/or ECON 1020 (or the former 2020). Students are recommended to take ECON 2550 or its equivalent prior to taking thus course.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
- Catalogue entry ↗
Catalogue variants
- Financial Economics · Undergraduate