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SØK2005

Financial Markets

Credits 7.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Spring 2011
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Examination arrangement Written examination

About

About the course

Course content

This course is an advanced class in the treatment of microeconomic research questions. We discuss personal decisions about savings and loans and how decisions are made under uncertainty. The students are further introduced to financial market adaptations, where we discuss, among other things, why financial capital is distributed on different assets.

Learning outcome

Students should have some knowledge about decision making under uncertainty, and should be able to apply this theory to analyze personal decisions about savings and loans.

Learning methods and activities

2 hours of lectures every week and 2 hours of practical assignment every second week.
Compulsory activity: 1 approved term paper that can be written as a joint project by up to 4 students.

Compulsory assignments

  • One approved term paper.

Required previous knowledge

None.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
SVSØ206 3.5 sp
TIØ4146 2.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Social Science
  • Social Sciences
  • Economics

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Economics

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Written examination
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2010

Written examination
Weighting 100/100 Date 2010-12-14 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.

Ordinary examination - Spring 2011

Written examination
Weighting 100/100 Date 2011-06-10 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.