Difference between Financial Econ and Financial and Behavioral Econ?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>I'm thinking about taking Econ 138 (Financial and Behavioral Econ) in the summer, but I also know that there's Econ 136 (Financial Econ). What is the difference between the two?</p>

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<p>Econ 136 is more from the perspective of financial institutions… you go over modern portfolio theory, pricing derivatives, fixed income securities, etc. </p>

<p>Econ 138 is more from the perspective of corporations… you go over corporate finance, moral hazard, governance, fraud, etc</p>

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<p>Ah I see. Would it be a good idea to take both?</p>

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<p>have you looked into ugba 103?</p>

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<p>Not really. Why?</p>

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<p>Yeah is there a good reason to pick Ugba 103 over Econ 136?</p>

<p>The professor for Econ 136 has a higher easiness rating over the Ugba 103 professor for Fall 2010.</p>

<p>Would both courses be “employable” by the way?</p>

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<p>Hmm, UGBA 103 requires Econ 101A, so I guess that’s not an option for me since I’m taking 100A right now.</p>

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<p>It requires UGBA 101A, which is the Haas version of Microeconomics.</p>