ECON 252: Financial Markets
Lecture 01 - Finance and Insurance as Powerful Forces in Our Economy and Society. Professor Shiller provides a description of the course, Financial Markets, including administrative details and the topics to be discussed in each lecture. He briefly discusses the importance of studying finance and each key topic. Lecture topics will include: behavioral finance, financial technology, financial instruments, commercial banking, investment banking, financial markets and institutions, real estate, regulation, monetary policy, and democratization of finance. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 01 - Finance and Insurance as Powerful Forces in Our Economy and Society |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Introduction to the Course |
| [00:11:24] | 2. Textbooks and Course Logistics |
| [00:24:05] | 3. Technology and the Subprime Crisis |
| [00:31:19] | 4. Is Studying Finance Moral? |
| [00:46:44] | 5. Topics Covered in the Course |
| References |
| Lecture 1 - Finance and Insurance as Powerful Forces in Our Economy and Society Instructor: Professor Robert J. Shiller. Resources: Lecture 1 [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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