What is the difference between financial economics and general economics? Which will be better in terms of placements?

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    Akanksha Shinde | Contributor-Level 10

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    General economics focuses on exchanges in which money is onebut only oneof the items traded. Financial economics involves the creation of sophisticated models to test the variables affecting a particular decision. Then these models assume that individuals or institutions making decisions act rationally, though this is not necessarily the case. The irrational behaviour of parties has to be taken into account in financial economics as a potential risk factor. The financial economist can be distinguished from general economists by their focus on monetary activities in which time, uncertainty, options and information play roles. Lexicon Sm
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