ECON-UA 320 - Risk and Fluctuations in Financial Markets (T)

Institution:

New York University

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Description:

Focuses on the role of market participants' expectations in driving risk and long swings in asset prices. Three approaches are discussed: the dominant Rational Expectations Hypothesis, behavioralfinance models, and recently proposed models of risk and fluctuations that place "imperfect knowledge" at the center of the analysis. Beyond comparing the three approaches from both the theoretical and empirical points of view, the course examines their implications for the reform of our financial system aiming to limit its vulnerability to future crisis.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nyu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 998-1212

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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