Course description
The aim of the course is providing a suitable knowledge on the financial sector of the economy, with particular focus on the debate on markets effiiciency, on the transmission mechanism of monetary policy.
Attendance, although not mandatory, is strongly advised.
The course of Economics of Financial Markets has the specific aim of providing both theoretical and technical knowledge on the working of financial markets, with specific focus on the most recent theories and the debate among the different streams of thought. Specific attention will be dedicated to the impact of monetary policies on financial markets, to the creation and propagation of expectations and to the impact that they have on the yields of financial assets and their time structure.
The main targets of the course are the following:
Ability to properly communicate in written and oral form, ability to adapt communication to the context, use of sources and tools of various nature, critical thinking, ability to use, develop and value information, ability to expose.
Undergraduate introductory courses of Macroeconomics and Microeconomics.
Lessons by the teacher. Seminars on a few specific topics.
Students with certification of disability, specific learning disorders (DSA), or special educational needs should contact, at the beginning of the course, both the instructor and the Department's disability liaison, Professor Elena Lagomarsino (elena.lagomarsino@unige.it), to agree on teaching and examination arrangements that, while respecting the objectives of the teaching unit, take into account individual learning needs and allow the use of compensatory tools.
Part I: The Debate on Financial Markets Efficinecy
Part II: Monetary Policy and Financial Markets
Specific indications on reference bibliography will be provided by the professor at the beginning of the lectures.
Ricevimento: Office hours for meeting students will be published on the "AulaWeb" site of the course as soon as the administration offices have prepared the lessons timetable. The office hours for meeting students only apply during the lessons periods of the Ist and 2nd Semesters. Out of the Ist and 2nd semesters the students may contact the teacher by e-mail to set an appointment. Any change will be communicated on the AulaWeb Forum of the course.
SUSAN MARIE CAMPBELL (President)
MARCO MAZZOLI (President)
LUCA BELTRAMETTI
ANNA BOTTASSO
GABRIELE CARDULLO
SIMONE LOMBARDINI
ELENA SEGHEZZA
Second Semester
ECONOMICS OF FINANCIAL MARKETS
Written Exam.
The assessment methods consost of a written exam with open questions on the topics of the course.
There are no restrictions in repeting the exam, in case of failure.
The students may contact by e-mail the professor after the end of the term for specific information.
The concepts taught in the module require a basic knowledge provided by undergraduate courses in Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.
