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Finance & Microfinance and Development

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The Finance & Microfinance and Development Focus will allow students to center their EPD coursework on finance, microfinance, microenterprise and international development. Students interested in finance may want to view resources and courses offered through the International Finance and Policy Concentration.

The courses below are pre-approved for the Finance & Microfinance and Development Focus.  Please keep in mind that not all of these courses are offered each year, nor is this an exhaustive list.   Be sure to consult the appropriate course bulletins and Registration Guides for the most up-to-date information.

U – SIPA G – Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
B – Business School L   – Law School
P – Mailman School of Public Health W – Fundraising Management

Course Number

Course Name

U6622

Banking and Capital Markets in Brazil

U8600

China's New Marketplace

U9260

Comparative Development:  East Asia and Its Lessons

U6301

Corporate Finance

U6022

Economics of Finance

U8675

Emerging Financial Market:  Theory and Practice

U8682

Emerging Financial Markets

U8099

Emerging Market Investment Climate

U8689

Future of Global Financial Institutions

U6775

Indian Economy in Transition

U6045

International Capital Markets

U6018

International Finance & Monetary Theory

U6130

International Finance and Developing Countries

U6017

International Trade & Development

U8454

Investment Strategies in Developing Countries

U8354

Microenterprise Development

U8356

Microenterprise Development & Women

U8101

Microfinance & Capital Markets

U8352

Microfinance:  Building Inclusive Financial Sectors

U8102

Planning for Microfinance Institutions

G8826

Political Economy of Trade & Investment

U6423

Problems of Economic Growth in Latin America

G4421

Problems of Emerging Market Economies

U8104

Role of the Local Financial Sector in Development

G6903

Theory of International Trade