This course explores the emergence, evolution, and future of the tools and organizations that make modern finance possible. By studying the history of payments, debt, banking, corporations, markets, derivatives, pensions, insurance companies and investment funds, students will learn why such institutions are organized as they are today and how we might design better versions to tackle the challenges of the twenty-first century. This course will be of particular interest to students interested in fintech as it explores the core functions of financial institutions and their modern innovations.
This course explores the emergence, evolution, and future of the tools and organizations that make modern finance possible. By studying the history of payments, debt, banking, corporations, markets, derivatives, pensions, insurance companies and investment funds, students will learn why such institutions are organized as they are today and how we might design better versions to tackle the challenges of the twenty-first century. This course will be of particular interest to students interested in fintech as it explores the core functions of financial institutions and their modern innovations.
