The field of finance studies the allocation of capital or investment among economic agents to meet financing needs. These agents can be individuals, companies, other types of entities, or even governments. All of this takes place in contexts of uncertainty, involving risk and return alternatives that are not known with certainty, and are also intertemporal in nature—that is, they span multiple time periods from the present into the future. The Finance specialization is fundamentally rooted in economics and includes elements of administration and management.

Field of Work

• The public and private sectors, performing analytical and strategic functions, contribute economic and financial expertise to the direction, planning, management, and advisory services of non-financial companies, including startups.
• Consulting firms specializing in both general financial matters and project financing.
• Financial and microfinance institutions: banks, finance companies, and microfinance institutions.
• Insurance companies; the capital markets sector dedicated to direct brokerage and investments: brokerage firms, mutual funds, investment banks, pension funds, etc.