FIN 580

Spring 2014 Part of Term A

Part of Term A
Jan 21-Mar 14

Special Topics in Finance

Credit: 0 TO 4 hours.

Approved for both letter and S/U grading. May be repeated to a maximum of 18 hours in a semester. May be repeated to a maximum of 32 hours in subsequent semesters. Prerequisite: Varies by section.

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FIN 580 class schedule data for spring 2014
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
60177	Lecture-Discussion	DE1	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	2007 Business Instructional Fac	Deryugina, T	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/14-03/14/14 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Domestic Environmental Policy Section Info: Environmental regulation has become ubiquitous; Modern business leaders need to be aware of how it affects their businesses and how to operate within its constraints. The focus of this course is the design and critique of domestic environmental policies such as liability law, taxation, command-and-control regulations, and permit markets. We compare their effectiveness and distributional impacts, including effects on regulated firms, and discuss the differential effects these policies can have on technological progress. Restriction(s): Restricted to MAS:Accountancy -UIUC or MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC.
60176	Lecture-Discussion	DE2	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	2007 Business Instructional Fac		Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/14-03/14/14 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Domestic Environmental Policy
60174	Lecture-Discussion	GI1	9:30AM -10:50AM	MW	2001 Business Instructional Fac	Molitor, D	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/14-03/14/14 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Government Insurance Programs Section Info: Government insurance programs?including Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, unemployment and disability insurance, terrorism insurance, and disaster relief?currently account for more than half of U.S. federal spending. These programs, which for decades have collectively been growing more quickly than the US economy, represent a significant share of an employer?s compensation expenses and significantly impact household budgets. This course will examine how the design of these programs affects economic efficiency, growth, business competitiveness, and social well-being. An important theme of the course will be the role of imperfect information and aggregate or long-term risks on insurance market failures, and conditions under which the government can or cannot remedy these failures. Restriction(s): Restricted to MAS:Accountancy -UIUC or MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC.
60175	Lecture-Discussion	GI2	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	2001 Business Instructional Fac		Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/14-03/14/14 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Government Insurance Programs
46905	Lecture-Discussion	ST	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	3039 Business Instructional Fac	Kahn, C	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/14-03/14/14 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Strategic Thinking Section Info: Cross-listed with MBA 505. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC.
57949	Lecture-Discussion	ST2	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	3039 Business Instructional Fac	Kahn, C	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/14-03/14/14 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Strategic Thinking Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC.
59304	Lecture-Discussion	VC1	9:30AM -10:50AM	MW	3007 Business Instructional Fac	Chattopadhyay, S	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/14-03/14/14 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Entrepreneurship and VC Section Info: Restricted to MSF and MBA Students.