financial economics

[tarokh]

I'd like to know about the difference between financial engineering and financial economics and also computational finance?

 

[postelrich]

Assuming you mean a Masters, Fin Econ will be 4 or 5 economics courses and 3 or 4 mba-style finance courses (less quantitative finance) and is basically the mathematics of economics with some classes in finance. Where a financial engineering program will basically be the mathematics of finance and applications of it. The only overlapping courses between the two would be Econometrics.

 

[subhrain]

Assuming you mean a Masters, Fin Econ will be 4 or 5 economics courses and 3 or 4 mba-style finance courses (less quantitative finance) and is basically the mathematics of economics with some classes in finance. Where a financial engineering program will basically be the mathematics of finance and applications of it. The only overlapping courses between the two would be Econometrics.

How different will it be from a Finance MBA with CFA

 

[tarokh]

Assuming you mean a Masters, Fin Econ will be 4 or 5 economics courses and 3 or 4 mba-style finance courses (less quantitative finance) and is basically the mathematics of economics with some classes in finance. Where a financial engineering program will basically be the mathematics of finance and applications of it. The only overlapping courses between the two would be Econometrics.

can we say careers for the both fields are the same?
thanks

 

[Joy Pathak]

Master of Financial Economics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Master of Quantitative Finance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Computational finance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Connor]

can we say careers for the both fields are the same?

I would say not necessarily. While some finance jobs will be open to both, a MFE better prepares you for more quantitative roles unless you already have a strong math background.