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Coursera Financial Markets
About the Course
info: www.coursera.org/course/financialmarkets
Instructor: Robert Shiller, Yale University
Feb. 17th – April 16th 2014
Financial institutions are a pillar of civilized society, supporting people in their productive ventures and managing the economic risks they take on. The workings of these institutions are important to comprehend if we are to predict their actions today and their evolution in the coming information age. The course strives to offer understanding of the theory of finance and its relation to the history, strengths and imperfections of such institutions as banking, insurance, securities, futures, and other derivatives markets, and the future of these institutions over the next century.
Course Syllabus
Week 1 Topics – Basic Principles of Finance and Risk Management – February 17th
Week 2 Topics – Efficient Markets vs. Behavioral Finance – February 24th
Week 3 Topics – Debt versus Equity – March 3rd
Week 4 Topics – Real Estate, Regulation, and Enterprise – March 10th
Week 5 Topics – Forward Futures and Options Markets – March 17th
Week 6 Topics – Monetary Policy – March 24th
Week 7 Topics – Critical Elements of the Financial Infrastructure – March 31st
Week 8 Topics – Finance and the Broader Public Purpose – April 7th