Programa

Fundamentals of Financial Economics

Mestrado Bolonha em Gestão

Mestrado Bolonha em Economia

Mestrado Bolonha em Finanças

Programa

1. Introduction 1.1. Why Financial Economics Matters 1.2. How Financial Economics Works 1.3. Different Approaches to Financial Economics 2. Microeconomic Foundations 2.1. Consumer Financial Decisions 2.2. Creating Wealth by Investing in Productive Opportunities 2.3. How Investors Value Firms 2.4. Firm Financing Decisions 2.5. Firm Investment Decisions 2.6. Beyond the Perfect Capital Market 3. Macroeconomic Perspectives 3.1. Short-run Fluctuations versus Long-run Growth Standpoints 3.2. Understanding Business Cycles 3.3. Monetary and Fiscal Policies 3.4. Economic Growth and the Investment Decision 4. International Perspectives 4.1. International Trade and Capital Flows 4.2. Currency Exchange Rates: Determination and Forecasting 4.3. Geopolitics: Factors and Tools 5. Moving Forward 5.1. Roadmap for the Research Agenda in Financial Economics 5.2. Concluding Remarks and Wrapping-Up