This course covers two big questions: first, what determines economic agents? investment decisions, and second, how are financial assets priced. Major topics include: (1) mean-variance analysis; (2) capital asset pricing model; (3) valuation of bonds, stocks and derivatives; and (4) life cycle portfolio choice. We also cover basic concepts in corporate finance.
Programme: ECON(HSS)
This course covers two big questions: first, what determines economic agents? investment decisions, and second, how are financial assets priced. Major topics include: (1) mean-variance analysis; (2) capital asset pricing model; (3) valuation of bonds, stocks and derivatives; and (4) life cycle portfolio choice. We also cover basic concepts in corporate finance.