Insegnamento a.a. 2017-2018

Classes: 24 (I sem.) - 26 (I sem.)

Instructors:
Class 24: VIKTAR FEDASEYEU, Class 26: NICOLA LIMODIO

The main objective of this course is to provide the students with a general understanding of the different functions performed by financial markets and institutions and their role in the economic system. We start by giving a brief overview of the functions of the financial system and its connections to the real economy. We then study the functioning of financial markets and the main financial instruments. Finally, we study the economics of different types of financial institutions.

• The first part of the course analyzes in detail the characteristics of the major financial assets, and describes the institutional characteristics of the markets in which these assets are traded.
• The second part of the course studies in detail the objectives as well as the organization of the major financial intermediaries (commercial banks, investment banks, mutual funds) that allow to match demand and supply of funds when securities markets do not function perfectly.

There are two written exams: a partial exam around the second half of October (tbd) and a cumulative general exam (based on the material covered during the whole course) on December (tbd).
The following general exam after that takes place on January (tbd).
There are no second partial exam; all students must take the general exam.

• F.S. MISHKIN, S.G. EAKINS, Financial Markets & Institutions, Pearson Education, 2011, 8th edition.
• Lecture notes and other materials are made available on the course website on your student agenda, yoU@B (not E-learning) platform.
• Relevant course materials are posted online (on your student agenda, yoU@B) before the week in which they are covered.