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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Economics and Commerce : Economics

316-351 Economics of Financial Markets

Coordinator:

Dr O T Henry

Prerequisite/s:

316-201 Intermediate Macro-economics, 316-202 Intermediate Microeconomics and either 316-205 Introductory Econometrics or 316-206 Quantitative Methods 2.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week

Objectives:

Students should emerge from the course with an understanding of:

  • how economic theory applies to financial 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 2000 words (20%) and one 2-hour examination (80%).

Prescribed Texts:

  • Juttner D J, Financial Markets Interest Rates and Monetary Economics, 3rd ed., Longman Cheshire 1994.
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