UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

ECC5475 Financial economics

Faculty of Business and Economics

ECC5475 Financial economics is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2020. It needs ECF5410 or ECC4650.

Credit points: 6
Offered in 2020: Not offered
Workload: 144 hours; per semester

The 2027 handbook has no page for ECC5475. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before ECC5475

Prerequisites

Pass these before you enrol.

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After ECC5475

No unit lists ECC5475 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Overview

Theories of hedging and speculation; determination of spot and futures prices, and intertemporal allocation; market efficiency; expectations, including adaptive expectations and rational expectations.

Offerings in 2020

The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for ECC5475.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1
understand the trade-off between risk and return
2
develop the ability to understand literature in financial economics
3
understand the concepts of adaptive and rational expectations
4
develop analytical, written and oral skills by writing and presenting research papers.

Workload and teaching

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Contacts

Chief Examiners: Dr Matthew Leister

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ECC5475?

You need ECF5410 or ECC4650 before you enrol.

When is ECC5475 offered?

ECC5475 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.

How much work is ECC5475?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

More details

Credit points: 6
Level: 5
Study level: Postgraduate
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational unit: Department of Economics

Type: Coursework
EFTSL: 0.125
Student contribution: SCA Band 3
Study abroad: Not available
Handbook years: 2020