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Rensselaer Catalog 2019-2020 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2019-2020 [Archived Catalog]

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ECON 4340 - Behavioral Financial Economics


This course describes how individuals and firms make financial decisions, and how those decisions might deviate from those predicted by traditional financial or economic theory. The course examines how the insights of behavioral economics complement the traditional finance paradigm by introducing some of the main psychological biases in financial decision-making and examining the impacts of these biases in financial markets and other financial settings. It will also introduce students to behavioral and experimental methodologies in finance, economics, and other disciplines.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: ECON 1200 or IHSS 1200, and an approved statistics course: ENGR 2600, MGMT 2100, MATP 4600, or PSYC 2310.

When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.



Cross Listed: ECON 6340.

Credit Hours: 4



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