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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Economics Economics Day Course
Lecture Code G6170253 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name ファイナンス3
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ファイナンス3
Subject Name in
English
Financial Economics 3
Instructor YAMANE AKIKO
Instructor
(Katakana)
ヤマネ アキコ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Fri5-8:ECON B155
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 03 : Economics
Eligible Students
Keywords valuation model, law of one price, dividend discount model, mean-variance analysis,  efficient portfolio, risk averse, CAPM, market portfolio, market index, performance evaluation 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Economic Analysis
(Abilities and Skills)
・Be able to utilize knowledge of Public Finance and Financial Economics to solve problems which have a close relevance for ordinary people 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
In this course, we learn the basic investment theory and application using real data. The first half of each session is a theoretical explanation. In the second half of each session, we will learn how to implement financial models in Excel.  
Class Schedule Lesson 1 Introduction: Financial Markets and Financial Securities
Lesson 2 Valuation Models
Lesson 3 Mean-Variance Portfolio Theory--introduction
Lesson 4 [Excel] Making Your Dataset
Lesson 5 Mean-Variance Portfolio Theory
Lesson 6 [Excel] Basic Financial Calculations  
Lesson 7 Investor Preference
Lesson 8 [Excel] Calculating Portfolio Means and Variances
Lesson 9 Market Equilibrium
Lesson 10 [Excel] Calculating Efficient Portfolios
Lesson 11 The Capital Asset Pricing Model
Lesson 12 [Excel] Estimating Betas and the Security Market Line
Lesson 13 Portfolio Performance Evaluation
Lesson 14 [Excel] Building Your Portfolio
Lesson 15 Summary 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Zvi Bodie, Robert C. Merton and David L. Cleeton, Financial Economics, Pearson Education
Devid G. Luenberger, Investment Science, Oxford University Press
Simon Benninga, Financial Modeling, MIT Press 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
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Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
If you have any questions, please resolve them each time. 
Requirements Please bring your laptop computer to class. 
Grading Method Assignments (40%), final exam (60%) 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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