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Behavioural Finance
There is mounting evidence that people violate many. of the "rationality" assumptions of mainstream economics. Behavioural Economics is a relatively new field that studies such violations and proposes theories to explain them. Behavioural Finance is a part of…
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There is mounting evidence that people violate many. of the "rationality" assumptions of mainstream economics. Behavioural Economics is a relatively new field that studies such violations and proposes theories to explain them. Behavioural Finance is a part of Behavioural Economics that studies important "irrationalities" on financial markets. Key topics include common mistakes people make when deciding how much to save and how to invest, excess volume of trade, equity premium puzzle, bubbles, and predictability of financial markets. A CFA pathway is also available.
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Undergraduate Degree - At the minimum a 2:1 or overseas equivalent is required. (A good performance in a higher degree such as a Masters will also be accepted) Degree Discipline - Any degree discipline is acceptable, but students must have a good existing level of mathematics and statistics. Subjects likely to contain sufficient quantitative elements (i.e. which have at least one mathematics or statistics based module) include Mathematics, Sciences, Engineering, Economics, Finance, Psychology, Accounting, Business and Management. Work experience and professional qualifications - Weight will be given to relevant work experience and professional qualifications but neither is necessary to be accepted onto this course. Other aspects of your application - All aspects of your application will be taken into consideration so our decision to make you an offer is not exclusively based on the criteria above.
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