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Year 3 Economics.
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Dr N Olekalns and Dr P Stemp
Prerequisite: 316-201 Intermediate Macro-economics, 316-202 Intermediate Microeconomics and either 316-205 Introductory Econometrics or 316-206 Quantitative Methods 2.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
Students should emerge from the course with an understanding of:
- how economic theory applies to financil markets;
- available financial statistics;
- how economic theory imposes testable restrictions on financial data;
- the main empirical results which have been established for financial markets;
- some broad economic policy issues associated with financial markets.
Content:
The course is a combination of principle and practice: it provides an overview of the economic principles governing financial markets; then provides insights into some important empirical and practical issues concerning the operation of financial markets; and concludes with a discussion of some practical issues associated with Australian financial markets.
Assessment:
Class assignment(s) totalling approximately 2,000 words (20%) and one 2-hour examination (80%).
Prescribed texts:
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