Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- communicate complex policy arguments and quantitative reasoning in written form
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- key quantitative methods used in analysing financial choices of households
- optimal and actual financial decision-making by households
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- apply economic methods and quantitative reasoning to address policy questions, in particular on financial regulation
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Teaching | 25 |
Independent Study | 125 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Journal Articles
Guiso, L. and P. Sodini (2013). Household Finance: An Emerging Field. Handbook of the Economics of Finance, Volume 2B, pp. 1397-1531.
Gomes, Francisco, Michael Haliassos, and Tarun Ramadorai (2021). Hoursehold Finance. Journal of Economic Literature, 59(3), pp. 919-1000.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Assessment on this module is through a final project (100% of the module mark), supported by continuous formative assessment in the form of problem sets and a group coursework assignment. This is the same for internal and external repeat, and for referral.Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Coursework assignment(s)
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Individual feedback and disucssion in class.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: Yes
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Group work | 20% |
Research project | 80% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Research project | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Research project | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External