# Financial Markets

- Institution: Yale University
- Department: Economics
- Teacher: Robert J. Shiller
- Term: Spring 2011
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics
- Source: [Open Yale Courses](https://oyc.yale.edu/economics/econ-252)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://oyc.yale.edu/economics/econ-252#syllabus)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

An overview of the ideas, methods, and institutions that permit human society to manage risks and foster enterprise. Description of practices today and analysis of prospects for the future. Introduction to risk management and behavioral finance principles to understand the functioning of securities, insurance, and banking industries.

## Lectures

1. [Introduction and What this Course Will Do for You and Your Purposes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/30667688bd35) (Audio)
2. [Risk and Financial Crises](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/7457d1f55bfb) (Audio)
3. [Technology and Invention in Finance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/84835e53728c) (Audio)
4. [Portfolio Diversification and Supporting Financial Institutions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/cbc1f08477f4) (Audio)
5. [Insurance, the Archetypal Risk Management Institution: Its Opportunities and Vulnerabilities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/6dfa3f8ec560) (Audio)
6. [Guest Speaker: David Swensen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/5261ac8d8235) (Audio)
7. [Efficient Markets](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/3256aa48ae79) (Audio)
8. [Theory of Debt, Its Proper Role, Leverage Cycles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/7802a4afa058) (Audio)
9. [Corporate Stocks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/0cfb89b46e08) (Audio)
10. [Real Estate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/e6160b509d4d) (Audio)
11. [Behavioral Finance and the Role of Psychology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/637f48aaa2c8) (Audio)
12. [Misbehavior, Crises, Regulation and Self Regulation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/bf941ed49f70) (Audio)
13. [Banks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/62385bcc305a) (Audio)
14. [Guest Speaker Maurice "Hank" Greenberg](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/3cce9b91cd0c) (Audio)
15. [Forward and Futures Markets](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/981e573267d7) (Audio)
16. [Guest Speaker Laura Cha](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/ef84e53e397b) (Audio)
17. [Options Markets](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/440cfe0f8463) (Audio)
18. [Monetary Policy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/27d5c667305a) (Audio)
19. [Investment Banks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/e80628ded658) (Audio)
20. [Professional Money Managers and Their Influence](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/24d3e2a32929) (Audio)
21. [Exchanges, Brokers, Dealers, Clearinghouses](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/8c70b799beaf) (Audio)
22. [Public and Non-Profit Finance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/e7927be788f3) (Audio)
23. [Finding Your Purpose in a World of Financial Capitalism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/econ-252/f7a9dc9f6245) (Audio)