BUSI 521
FINANCIAL ECONOMICS I
Introduction to asset pricing and portfolio choice theory. Covers mathematical analysis of single-period and dynamic models, including pricing by arbitrage, mean-variance analysis, factor models, dynamic optimization, recursive utility, and an introduction to continuous-time finance. Cross-list: ECON 505 .
Prerequisites & course information
Short Title: FINANCIAL ECONOMICS I Department: Business Grade Mode: Standard Letter Course Type: Lecture Credit Hours: 3 Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students in the PHD-BUSI program. Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students. Course Level: Graduate Prerequisite(s): ECON 501 and ECON 502
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027