School of Liberal Studies

Economics of Poverty

Course Type	Course Code	No. Of Credits

1. Does the course connect to, build on or overlap with any other courses offered in AUD? No.

2. Specific requirements on the part of students who can be admitted to this course:
(Pre-requisites; prior knowledge level; any others – please specify) No.
3. No. of students to be admitted (with justification if lower than usual cohort size is proposed):
As per SLS norms.

Financial Economics

Course Type	Course Code	No. Of Credits

Course Description:

The course focuses on the role of financial markets and asset prices in allocation of savings in the macroeconomy. Topics covered include contingent claims economy, asset pricing, allocation of savings, etc. in both complete and incomplete markets settings. Prerequisite is Macroeconomics I & II.

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to:

1. Explain the role of financial markets in determination of macroeconomic outcomes.

2. Describe a standard model of finance economy.