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ECOS3032: Globalisation and Finance
2024 unit information
This unit focuses on how globalisation and financial innovation led to the 2008 financial crisis, and the monetary policy and regulatory responses to which this gave rise. It focuses on what lessons this presents for policy making and for investment decisions in the private sector. Issues examined include the robustness of financial systems in the West, China and elsewhere as new global issues arise such as stranded assets and global pandemics. Students will be provided with a toolkit of concepts to understand these issues including risk, derivatives, securitisation, and regulatory and tax arbitrage.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Economics |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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((ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902)) or ECOS2040 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. develop understanding and analytical skills of models of international finance, financial market and regulation in view of the recent trend in globalisation, financial crises and other world events.
- LO2. demonstrate problem-solving skills and be able to acquire and evaluate new knowledge through independent research
- LO3. critically evaluate the assumptions and limitations of the empirical methods and arguments presented in class
- LO4. demonstrate written and oral communication skills, specifically improving expository writing while describing research results
- LO5. employ technologies effectively in gathering information from written, oral, and electronic sources
- LO6. manage, analyse, evaluate and use information efficiently and effectively.
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