2009 Course Handbook
ECON350: Money and Finance
ECON350 provides a review and analysis of the role and characteristics of financial markets, institutions, and the instruments they trade. The workings of the Australian financial system are explored, but the unit is also very global in focus. Money and finance are examined both in terms of theoretical foundations and in practical application, and there is a strong preference for the use of history as a vehicle for providing perspective and insight. Topics covered include the meaning and nature of money, techniques of selling and pricing securities, rational expectations, efficient markets, the innovations of behavioural finance, arbitrage and speculation - as well as in-depth analyses of the functions and features of money markets, bond markets, equity markets and the actions and presumptions of monetary authorities. The central theme of ECON350 is that innovation in money and finance has been as important as innovation anywhere else in shaping the modern world.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: |
D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year
E1 - Evening; Offered in the first half-year |
| Staff Contact: | TBA |
| Prerequisites: | ECON200 or ECON201 or BBA204 or BBA214 |
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| Unit Designations: |
Social Science
Commerce; Economics |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Economics |
Timetable Information
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