Financial Economics

Code:

2ECON07

Acronym:

EFIN

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Economics

Instance: 2015/2016 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Agrupamento Científico de Economia
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Economics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
ME	35	Bologna Syllabus	1	-	7,5	56	202,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The objectives of the Financial Economics course are to provide students with a global view of the main contributions of economics to the understanding of the financial system and to introduce students to the techniques of theoretical and empirical analyis of financial markets and financial assets.

Learning outcomes and competences

Understanding of financial economics principles. Ability to perform economic analyses of financial markets and institutions.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Financial markets

2. Arbitrage asset pricing

3. Equilibrium asset pricing

4. Behavioral finance

5. Financial intermediaries

Mandatory literature

Mishkin, Frederic S; The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, 11th ed, Prentice Hall, 2015. ISBN: 978-0133836790
Pires, Cesaltina; Mercados e Investimentos Financeiros, 3ª ed, Escolar Editora, 2011. ISBN: 9789725923122

Complementary Bibliography

Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane e Alan Marcus ; Investments, 10th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2013. ISBN: 978-0077861674

Teaching methods and learning activities

The classes mix theory and practice, with the presentation of concepts, theories and models being followed by examples of their application to real financial system cases. The classes will be interactive, with a strong participation of students in the discussion of the proposed applications.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	84,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Total:	126,00

Eligibility for exams

Evaluation may be distributed or by final exam. The distributed evaluation consists of two tests, with the first to be held during class hours, and the second on the day of the final exam.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification of the distributed evaluation corresponds to the simple average of the marks obtained in the two tests.