Financial Economics ECON8037  - Details

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Offered By: School of Economics
Academic Career: Graduate Coursework
Course Subject: Economics
Offered in: Second Semester, 2008
Unit Value: 6 units
Course Description:

This course examines the economic principles that determine the allocation of resources through time in market economies. It uses supply and demand relationships to value capital assets (or projects more generally). There is a detailed treatment of the effects of risk and taxes on capital asset prices, and the Modiglaini-Miller financial policy irrelevance theorems are derived and examined in detail.

Learning Outcomes: Establish the principles that underpin trades in financial markets
Workload: 10-12 hours per week
Course Classification(s): TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses.
Areas of Interest: Economics
Eligibility: At least an average of 65% (or equivalent) in the final two years of an Australian undergraduate degree with introductory level courses in Economics, Statistics and Econometrics
Programs: Graduate Diploma in Applied Economics, Graduate Diploma in Economics, Master of Economic Policy, Master of Applied Economics, Master of International Trade and Economic Relations, Master of International and Development Economics, Master of Economics of Development, Graduate Diploma in Economic Policy, Master of Economics, and Graduate Diploma in International Trade and Economic Relations
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For further information please refer to http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=ECON8037