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ES52051: Applied financial economics

[Page last updated: 14 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Economics
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CWES 70%, CWOI 30%
Assessment Detail:
  • Oral presentation Individual (CWOI 30%)
  • Essay (CWES 70% - Qualifying Mark: 50)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and understanding After studying this unit, you should be able to: assess financial decision making. evaluate securities. use securities to meet investment objectives. analyse the decisions of companies with respect to capital structure and dividend policy. Skills, qualities, and attributes After studying this unit, you should be able to: evaluate the current standing of theories and empirical evidence. work independently. be self-directed and able to act autonomously in planning and implementing.


Synopsis: Learn about decision-making in a financial context and how this affects the valuation and use of securities. You will learn to: - assess financial decision-making - develop methods for pricing securities, including risk analysis - use securities to meet investment objectives based on investors' risk aversion - analyse the decision of companies with respect to capital structure and dividend policy

Content: Valuation, Investment decisions, Portfolio theory, Asset pricing models, Efficient markets, Capital structure and dividend policy, Derivatives pricing

Course availability:

ES52051 is Compulsory on the following courses:

Department of Economics
  • THES-AFM43 : MSc Applied Economics (Banking and Financial Markets)

ES52051 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Economics

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