Course # 32530 Section Number 1 Day(s) Tu- Th Time(s) 9:30am-10:50am Term Winter 2025 Specialization Municipal Finance Course Instructor Justin Marlowe Syllabus Syllabus 12/1/2023 This course will provide students with an overview of the municipal bond market and how it facilitates the development of infrastructure needed for economic development and the provision of public services. There are close to $2.6 trillion dollars in outstanding bonds in this market. Of 87,500 state and local governments in the U.S., 55,000 have bonds outstanding. Each year 10,000 new issues of municipal bonds come to market valued on average at $350 billion a year. All of this helps states, cities, counties, and not for profit organizations such as universities and hospitals fund capital assets including roads, bridges, water and sewer plants, airports, and school buildings. Students will come to understand: the continuum of a bond sale from government to end investor; who the key players are in the process; how credit ratings and credit analysis is performed; the public policy drivers of capital investment; the regulatory policy framework relating to the bond industry; and what sort of career opportunities are available for Public Policy Graduate Students. The course will have a text book supplemented by articles and industry reports. Attendance will be critical. The course will have a mid-term and final oriented toward providing a work product that would actually be utilized in the municipal bond industry. Guest speakers will also be utilized from time to time. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Winter 2025 Fundamentals of Municipal Bonds Justin Marlowe Tuesday, Thursday 9:30am-10:50am Syllabus Recent News More news Student Profile: Minh Nghiem, MSCAPP Class of 2025 Thu., October 10, 2024 Harris Announces Student Competition to Revive Chicago’s Downtown Mon., October 07, 2024 2024 Pearson Global Forum Asks: Can Negotiation Still Help to Move Us Toward Peace? Wed., October 02, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Coffee Chat in Atlanta, GA Thu., October 10, 2024 | 10:30 AM Dancing Goats Buckhead 3167 Peachtree Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30305 United States Harris Alumni & Prospective Student Reception in NYC Thu., October 10, 2024 | 6:00 PM BLACKBARN Restaurant The Den 19 East 26th Street New York, NY 10010 United States From Vision to Action: Remaking the World Through Social Entrepreneurship Tue., October 15, 2024 | 12:30 PM 1307 E 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 United States