Component

MA Public Opinion and Political Behaviour
MA Management Economics options

Year 1, Component 07

Choose 2 from the following: EC932-7-SP or EC906-7-SP or EC907-7-SP or EC963-7-SP
EC907-7-SP
Economics of Financial Markets
(20 CREDITS)

Study the concepts of risk and return in equity markets, both in the context of asset pricing, and in the management of equity portfolios. You will start by focusing on the analysis of the stylised facts of asset returns, and will then review the theoretical foundations of modern finance, covering expected utility theory and risk aversion.

EC932-7-SP
The Geography of Employment and the Environment
(20 CREDITS)

Despite all the talk about the “death of distance”, geography matters more than ever. This course is a journey through the current economic landscape. We will try to understand the economic forces driving trends in wages, productivity and innovation across cities and regions. These are the forces that will define the geography of future jobs and will shape the economic destiny of local communities around the world.

EC963-7-SP
Public Policy Evaluation
(20 CREDITS)

This module equips you with the tools commonly used in economics to critically assess the efficacy of current policies and the effects of policy changes. You will put theoretical knowledge into practice, closely reviewing canonical applications of these tools in the economics literature as well as performing evaluations yourself.

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