Economics of Financial Markets (ECON7200)
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Economics School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
EC802
Prerequisite
(ECON2010 + 2020) or ((7002 or 7010 or 7011) + 7020) or (EC211 + 212) or (865 + 866)
Course enquiries
Dr F. Bracoud
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
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Course description
Economic behaviour of financial markets: volatility, bubbles, efficiency; economic theories of financial markets; price determination; role of market makers & institutional factors. Non-Walrasian theories of price determination in financial market, auction markets in theory & practice.