2012-2013 Pitzer Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2012-2013 Pitzer Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ECON 180 PZ - Finance


This is an introductory course in finance. It gives students an overview of the entire discipline and discusses its general principles and main concepts, including: the time value of money; asset pricing; risk management; capital budgeting; market efficiency; options; and derivatives. Particular attention will be given to some of the esoteric instruments relevant to the 2008 Financial Meltdown, such as collateralized debt obligations and credit default swaps.

Prerequisite(s): ECON 051 PZ  & ECON 052 PZ 

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