Economics of Financial Markets

Department of Economics, Business School

College of Social Sciences

Details

Code 08380

Level of study Third/Final year

Credit value 10

Semester 2

Pre-requisite modules None

Other pre-requisites None

Module description

This module examines economic theories of financial market behaviour and discusses their empirical relevance. Topics covered can include: CAPM and APT models of asset pricing; measuring portfolio performance; Asset Valuation Theory; the efficiency of financial markets; the consumption-based CAPM, behavioural finance.

Teaching and learning methods

2 x lectures per week