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ECON 3379 Financial Economics

This undergraduate elective focuses on financial economics, with specific emphasis on asset pricing and the valuation of risky cash flows. After developing and studying the details of consumer decision-making under uncertainty, it uses that general framework as a basis for understanding both equilibrium and no-arbitrage theories of securities pricing, including traditional models like the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), newer Arrow-Debreu theories, and, if time permits, arbitrage pricing theory (APT), the consumption capital asset pricing model (CCAPM), and martingale pricing methods.

Course overview

Department
Economics
School
MCAS
Credits
3
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Fall,Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites
ECON2201 or ECON2203 and ECON2228

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Requirements fulfilled

  • Economics B.A.: Economics elective options (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)

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Official evaluation summary

4.74 / 5

Based on 228 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Jarod Coulter
    Summer 2026, Summer 2025 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Peter Ireland
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.87/5
  • Shane Mcmiken
    Summer 2024 · Official rating 5.00/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Summer 2026 · Jarod Coulter · On-line Asynchronous · Offered