2009 Course Handbook
ECON335: The Economics of Financial Institutions
ECON335 provides an overview of the Australian and global financial systems and examines, in depth, the various aspects of financial institutions management. Topics covered include the objectives and performance of financial institutions, risks and their controls, asset and liability management, off-balance sheet banking, merchant banking, central banking, capital adequacy and regulation. The unit will pay particular attention to the events and circumstances that, in recent times, have caused great difficulties in the financial sector, as well as the lessons learnt as a consequence. The role that financial institutions play in economic development is explored, as are the problems and possibilities of what has become known as 'microfinance'. Rigorous economic analysis is central to the methodological approach of ECON335 but other disciplines, such as history, are also employed to provide a fully-rounded picture.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | E2 - Evening; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Dr SeanTurnell |
| Prerequisites: | ECON200 or ECON201 or BBA204 or BBA214 |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | ECON445 |
| Unit Designations: |
Social Science
Commerce; Economics |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Economics |
Timetable Information
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