If you are interested in this course but have not registered because it is closed, add yourself to the waitlist. If the waitlist fills (10), the course size can be increased for those on the list.
Also, if you do not have the ECON 374 prereq, Professor Lamdin can override this for students who have completed ECON 312 with "B or better" if the course size is increased.
Crises, Bubbles and Fraud
Description:
Study of a particular topic in financial economics. Topics will be published in the Schedule of Classes. This course is repeatable for credit with different topic. Students may complete a maximum of 6 credits.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: ECON 374 with a grade of 'C' or better.
Class Notes:
Students of economics and finance should be aware of crises, bubbles, and frauds. Readings, documentaries, videos, and data will be used to examine examples of these phenomena. Examples likely to be examined include Enron and Ponzi schemes (fraud), tech stocks of the 1990s, meme stocks, housing, cryptocurrencies (bubbles), and the 1930s Great Depression, the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis, and Covid-19 (crises).
This course is entirely online with an asynchronous format. There are no synchronous meetings. Students will independently engage with the assigned material and submit weekly quizzes and assignments with specified deadlines.
Contact Professor Lamdin at lamdin@umbc.edu for a previous course syllabus and any questions.