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The economics of finance with applications to asset valuation, corporate finance, and portfolio management.
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 implicationsfor 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.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
ECON207, FINC201, MATH102; RP: FINC205 or MATH103
FINC331
FINC205 or MATH103
Glenn Boyle
Class Participation: 5%Essay: 20%In-class tests: Tuesday 13 March (15%)Thursday 29 March (29%)Final Exam: (45%)
Domestic fee $790.00
International fee $3,350.00
* 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 .