Financial Economics and Banking

About this course

Financial economics and banking addresses some of the most consequential questions in the modern economy: how do financial systems function, what role do banks play in creating and allocating capital, how do financial markets price risk, and what can economics tell us about the stability and instability of the financial system? These are not merely academic questions. The financial crisis of 2008 demonstrated with devastating clarity what happens when financial systems are poorly understood or poorly regulated, and the study of financial economics and banking has real policy and professional significance. At the University of Leicester this three-year, full-time programme takes you through the fundamentals of economics, developing both microeconomic and macroeconomic understanding before applying these frameworks to the specific dynamics of banking, financial markets, and monetary polic

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 50% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 0% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 0% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 35% of graduatescards →

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