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Class Detail:
FA 2009 Economics ECON 435 - Financial Economics Section 001
Credits:	4
Enforced Prerequisites:	ECON 401 with a grade of C- or better; or Graduate standing.
Advisory Prerequisites:	ECON 404 or 405.
Repeatability:	May not be repeated for credit.
Rackham Information:	Rackham credit requires additional work.
Primary Instructor:	Minetti,Raoul
	(real time availability for all sections)

The financial economics course provides the student with an examination of a wide array of financial instruments and institutions in today's global marketplace and of the financial decisions of corporations. Students who take this course will develop an understanding of firms’ financial decisions, the numerous money-market and capital market instruments and rates, the determinants of equity and bond values, and the workings of various financial markets. The course introduces firms’ Capital Structure and Dividend Policy, Options and Futures, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, methods of Valuation and Capital Budgeting. As part of the coursework, you will apply the concepts presented in class and investigate the fundamental components that determine the value of major U.S. corporations.

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Textbooks/Other Materials (data maintained by department in Wolverine Access)



ISBN: 0073105902	Corporate finance, Author: Stephen A. Ross, Randolph W. Westerfield, Jeffrey Jaffe., Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin 8th ed. 2008
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