Banking and Financial Institutions
Level:
Master's
Course Status:
Elective
CEU code:
ECON 5329 - Banking and Financial Institutions
CEU credits:
2
Term:
2nd
Academic year:
2009/2010
Academic year:
2010/2011
Academic year:
2011/2012
Academic year:
2012/2013
Semester:
Fall
Host Unit:
Department of Economics Academic Program:
CEU Instructor(s):
Steven Plaut Additional information:
Full description:
Introducing students to the economics of financial institutions and
intermediaries, their markets and behavior, current thinking in financial
economics regarding these institutions, especially in a time of financial crisis.
The course is a survey of issues related to financial institutions,
financial intermediation, and related markets. Detailed discussion of pension funds and
pension systems. Fixed-income investments are analyzed, together with issues of cash
flow stripping and repackaging. Securitization is analyzed and explored. Analysis of
interest rate risks in financial institutions and of their control is elaborated.
