ECC5740 Economics of financial decision making
Faculty of Business and Economics
ECC5740 Economics of financial decision making is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2021. It needs ECF5927 or ECC5900.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Assessment
- Exam 40%
- and 1 other task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ECC5740
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After ECC5740
No unit lists ECC5740 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
The unit topics include household and consumer finance, the role of debt and credit in the economy, firm investment, and implications of financial decision making. Tools and concepts are developed to explore these topics, which include (but not limited to) causal inference in financial economics, expectations, risk preferences, and portfolio choice
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for ECC5740.
Assessment
- Within semester assessment60%
- Examination40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
understand the function of financial markets and intermediation in the modern economy
- 2
understand how consumers and firms choose their portfolios and investment
- 3
understand the trade-off between risk and return
- 4
understand the consequences of financial decision making by firms and households at the micro and macro levels.
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
- Associate Professor Vinod Mishra
Common questions
When is ECC5740 offered?
ECC5740 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is ECC5740?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ECC5740 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 40% of the final mark, alongside 1 other task.