Course overview
This course will edify students through a critical introduction to the important concepts of the economics of money, banking and financial markets - particularly in a global setting. This course will analyse and evaluate, from an economic point of view, the behaviours of agents in banking and financial markets, and the policy strategies of governments and central banks as they affect global financial markets. This course will be structured around four main topic areas with an overview of financial markets and the behaviour of interest rates and exchange rates; an analysis of financial institutions, paying particular attention to regulation and financial crises; the mechanics of central banking and the conduct of monetary policy and exchange rate regimes; and an examination of monetary theory and open-economy macroeconomic policy.
Course learning outcomes
- Conceptualise the major issues surrounding financial markets and institutions, central banking and monetary policy.
- Apply the appropriate tools of analysis to the evaluation of financial markets and institutions and to the assessment of monetary policy as it relates to global financial markets.
- Analyse the behaviour of the key economic agents as they apply to financial markets.
- Analyse the behaviours of economic agents and draw pertinent conclusions from this analysis.
- Demonstrate UniSA Business Enterprise Skills in the context of the Finance discipline: i) Problem Solving (advanced level); ii) Written Communication (advanced level); and iii) International Perspective (advanced level).
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus West
Class number 57261
Section WS01
Size 15
Available 15
Class number 57262
Section WS02
Size 15
Available 15
Online
Class number 50131
Section 01OL
Size 50
Available 50
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