ECON 229
Spring 2025
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01
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A study of alternative investment vehicles and their economic impacts. Students will learn how fast-growing investment strategies such as private equity, private credit, venture capital, and hedge funds impact capital flows, risk assessment, and corporate strategy in today's complex economy. Regulation, conflicts of interest, and systemic risks associated with alternative investment vehicles will also be explored, along with current trends. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ECON |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: ECON101 OR ECON110 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (Economics Minor)(Economics) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
¿Mastering Private Equity: Transformation via Venture Capital, Minority Investments and Buyouts¿ ¿ by Claudia Zeisburger.
¿The Quants¿ ¿ by Scott Patterson.
¿These are the Plunderers¿ ¿ by Gretchen Morgenson and Joshua Rosner
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Examinations and Assignments:
4 problem sets
Mid Term Exam
Research Paper
Hedge Fund Investment Strategy Group Project
Final Exam
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Access to Wall Street Journal |
| Instructor(s): Looby,Rosalind Frances Times: ..T.R.. 08:50AM-10:10AM; Location: PAC307; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 30 | | SR major: 2 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 15 | FR: 0 |
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