2014-2016 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (without addenda) 
    
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2014-2016 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (without addenda) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

FIN-UY 2003 Economic Foundations of Finance

3 Credits
This course focuses on the fundamental economic concepts underpinning modern financial theory. Material includes consumer behavior; utility theory; analysis of production and costs; competitive markets; monopolistic and monopsonistic markets; time value of money; game theoretic analysis of oligopoly; asymmetric information in markets; externalities; market efficiency and more. The calculus is used to develop these concepts.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of first year writing requirements and 8 credits of Calculus

Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0