FI 8420 - The Financial System

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: FI 8000.
Description
This is a macro-finance course, focusing on the broad issue of funds flows through the entire economy. The course analyzes the dynamic and complex pattern of world-wide funds flows, the identity of the major players in the system and the factors influencing their behavior in financial markets, the basis for the myriad financial assets available, the crucial importance of a well-developed financial system for economic development, the influence of the legal/regulatory system, and financial innovation. Special attention is placed on the structure and role of interest rates.