ECON 645 - Financial Economics

Units: 4
Economic analysis of the theoretical underpinnings of finance. Topics include asset pricing in dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models, banking models with imperfect information, liquidity risk and financial crises.

Prerequisites: ECON 305 and ECON 300, or, ECON 305 and ECON 380, or, Admission to the M.S. in Economics.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Analyze and solve dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models.
Apply dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models to price financial assets.
Analyze liquidity risk and banking crises.
Develop presentations on academic articles related to financial markets, central banking, and monetary policy.