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316-469 Financial Economics | |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Dr O Henry |
Prerequisites | 316-313 Microeconomics or equivalent. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | Three hours a week of seminars |
Subject Description | The economics of financial markets and financial institutions, including a substantial component of financial economic theory and some important current issues in the management of financial institutions and the evolution of financial markets. Topics include the theory of choice under certainty and uncertainty, asset pricing models, efficient markets theory, theory of financial intermediation, risk management and the theory of the term structure of interest rates. |
Assessment | A 3-hour examination (80%) and class assignments totalling approximately 2000 words (20%). |
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