ECON331-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017

Financial Economics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2017
End Date: Sunday, 25 June 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 3 March 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 19 May 2017

Description

The economics of finance with applications to asset valuation, corporate finance, and portfolio management.

Learning Outcomes

  •  LEARNING OUTCOMES:  At the end of this course, a successful student will be able to:
  • Understand what the efficient market does and doesn't say, and its implications
    for asset price behaviour;
    
  • Understand modern portfolio theory and its implications for investment planning;
    
  • Understand the no-arbitrage principle and its implications for asset pricing;
    
  • Be able to relate financial economics theory to actual financial issues and events;
    
  • Be prepared for postgraduate study in finance and economics.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Recommended Preparation

Course Administrator

Glenn Boyle

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Essay 15%
Final Exam 60%
Class participation 10%
Test 05 Apr 2016 15%


Class Participation:  5%

Essay:  20%

In-class tests:  
Tuesday 13 March (15%)
Thursday 29 March (29%)

Final Exam:  (45%)

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Course Outline

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $775.00

International fee $3,188.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Economics and Finance .

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