Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 200518

Coordinator Heath Spong Opens in new window

Description Traditional theories of finance are based the assumption that investors are both rational and utility maximizing. The Efficient Markets Hypothesis in particular has assumptions about investor behaviour which underpin its key predictions. The tenants of beharioural finance disputes the validity of these assumptions. This subject challenges traditional theory by examining how decision making and investor behaviour may be driven by personal and market psychology.

School Business

Discipline Banking, Finance And Related Fields

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 4 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 3 subject

Assumed Knowledge

Students should have at least an introductory finance background before entering into this subject.