ECON 450 - Introduction to Financial Economics

Units: 3
Analysis of the role of credit markets, public finance, and central banking in the aggregate economy. Starting from the inter-temporal consumption-saving model, this course illustrates several topics in financial economics, with an emphasis on the macroeconomic aspects of finance.

Prerequisites: ECON 200 and ECON 205; and either, ECON 300 or ECON 380.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall Alternate Years