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ECON 252: Financial Markets

Lecture 01 - Introduction and What this Course Will Do for You and Your Purposes. Professor Shiller provides a description of the course, including its general theme, the relevant textbooks, as well as the interplay of his course with Professor Geanakoplos' course "Economics 251 ? Financial Theory." Finance, in his view, is a pillar of civilized society, dealing with the allocation of resources through space and time in order to manage big and important risks. After talking about finance as an occupation, he emphasizes the moral imperative to use wealth for the purposes of philanthropy, in the spirit of Andrew Carnegie, but also of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Subsequently, he introduces the guest speakers David Swensen, Yale University's chief investment officer, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at American International Group (AIG) and current CEO of C.V. Starr & Co. and of Starr International, and Laura Cha, former vice chair of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and of the government of the People's Republic of China, and director of the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC). Finally, he concludes with a description of the topics to be discussed in each lecture. (from oyc.yale.edu)

Lecture 01 - Introduction and What this Course Will Do for You and Your Purposes

Time Lecture Chapters
[00:00:00] 1. Introduction to the Course
[00:06:12] 2. Broader Context of the Course
[00:22:41] 3. Finance as an Occupation
[00:30:40] 4. Using Wealth for a Purpose
[00:40:30] 5. Outside Speakers and Teaching Assistants
[00:50:26] 6. Outline of the Lectures

References
Lecture 1 - Introduction and What this Course Will Do for You and Your Purposes
Instructor: Professor Robert J. Shiller. Resources. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov].

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Lecture 01 - Introduction and What this Course Will Do for You and Your Purposes
Lecture 02 - Risk and Financial Crises
Lecture 03 - Technology and Invention in Finance
Lecture 04 - Portfolio Diversification and Supporting Financial Institutions
Lecture 05 - Insurance, the Archetypal Risk Management Institution, its Opportunities and Vulnerabilities
Lecture 06 - Guest Speaker David Swensen
Lecture 07 - Efficient Markets
Lecture 08 - Theory of Debt, Its Proper Role, Leverage Cycles
Lecture 09 - Corporate Stocks
Lecture 10 - Real Estate
Lecture 11 - Behavioral Finance and the Role of Psychology
Lecture 12 - Misbehavior, Crises, Regulation and Self Regulation
Lecture 13 - Banks
Lecture 14 - Guest Speaker Maurice "Hank" Greenberg
Lecture 15 - Forward and Futures Markets
Lecture 16 - Guest Speaker Laura Cha
Lecture 17 - Options Markets
Lecture 18 - Monetary Policy
Lecture 19 - Investment Banks
Lecture 20 - Professional Money Managers and their Influence
Lecture 21 - Exchanges, Brokers, Dealers, Clearinghouses
Lecture 22 - Public and Non-Profit Finance
Lecture 23 - Finding your Purpose in a World of Financial Capitalism