Victoria University Of Wellington Economics

The School of Economics and Finance is part of Wellington School of Business and Government.

We administer, promote and teach papers for individuals working towards attaining degrees, diplomas and other programmes in the fields of economics, econometrics and finance.

The School strives for academic excellence in all areas.

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Working at SEF

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Visitors to the School of Economics and Finance

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Turnovsky Fellows

The School of Economics and Finance fosters international research and collaboration by appointing two Turnovsky Fellowships each year.

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Courses

The School of Economics and Finance offers courses in Economics, Finance, Econometrics and Actuarial Science at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

A full list of the courses the School of Economics and Finance (SEF) currently offers is given below.

Course learning objectives

Each course has specific learning objectives that we expect students to have attained by the time that they have successfully completed the course.

Undergraduate course learning objectives are available below.

On this page:

100-level courses

FINA 101: Finance for Business (2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
QUAN 102: Statistics for Business (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
QUAN 103: Introductory Maths for Business
QUAN 111: Mathematics for Economics and Finance (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 130: Microeconomic Principles (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 141: Macroeconomic Principles (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)

200-level courses

QUAN 201: Introduction to Econometrics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
FINA 201: Introduction to Corporate Finance (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 201: Intermediate Microeconomics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
QUAN 202: Business and Economic Forecasting
FINA 202: Introduction to Investments (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 202: Open-economy Macroeconomics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
QUAN 203: Quantitative Methods for Economics and Finance (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
FINA 203: Applied Finance
FINA 211: Corporate Finance for Accounting and Business (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
ECON 211: Industrial Organisation (2019)
ECON 212: Macroeconomics: Growth, Stability and Crises (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)

300-level courses

FINA 301: Corporate Finance (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 301: Econometrics (2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
FINA 302: International Corporate Finance
FINA 303: Derivatives (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 303: Applied Econometrics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
FINA 304: Financial Econometrics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
FINA 305: Investments (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
ECON 305: Advanced Macroeconomics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
FINA 306: Financial Economics (2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 307: Public Sector Economics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
FINA 307: Risk Management and Insurance (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
FINA 308: Financial Institutions Management
ECON 309: International Economics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 312: Macroeconomics: Growth, Stability and Crises
ECON 314: Game Theory (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 328: Industrial Organisation
ECON 330: Law and Economics (2021, 2020, 2019)
ECON 333: Labour Economics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 338: Monetary Economics (2017, 2016)
ECON 339: Information Economics (2021, 2018, 2017)
ECON 340: Environmental and Resource Economics (2021, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016)
ECON 341: Public Choice and Social Welfare
FINA 350: Special Topic: Behavioural Finance (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018)
ECON 350: Special Topic: Development Economics (2021, 2020, 2018, 2017)
FINA 351: Special Topic: New Zealand Financial System (2021, 2020, 2019)
ECON 351: Special Topic: Disasters and Economic Policy (2016)
FINA 352: Special Topic: Entrepreneurial Finance (2021, 2020)
ECON 352: Special Topic: Banking (2016, 2015)
ECON 361: Disasters and Economic Policy (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017)

400-level courses

PHPE 401: Philosophy, Politics and Economics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018)
FINA 401: Current Topics in Asset Pricing (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
ECON 401: Topics in the Nature of Economic Inquiry
PHPE 402: Approaches to Microeconomics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018)
FINA 402: Current Topics in Corporate Finance (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
ECON 402: Macroeconomics: Growth and General Equilibrium (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
PHPE 403: Approaches to Macroeconomics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018)
FINA 403: Derivative Securities (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 403: Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations and Policy (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
PHPE 404: Directed Individual Study in Economics (2020, 2019)
FINA 404: Portfolio Theory (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
ECON 404: Microeconomics: Consumer and Producer Choice (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
FINA 405: Real Options
ECON 405: Microeconomics: Games, Contracts and Incentives (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
FINA 406: Fixed Income Securities (2017, 2016, 2015)
FINA 407: Corporate Governance (2017)
ECON 408: Econometrics: Cross-sectional Data (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
ECON 409: Econometrics: Panel Data and Times Series (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 410: Public Economics: Taxes and Transfers
FINA 411: Stock Prices and Volatility Modelling
ECON 411: Public Economics: Economics of Social Regulations (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
FINA 412: Applications and Extensions of the Capital Asset Pricing Model
ECON 412: International Economics: Trade (2018, 2017)
FINA 413: Risk Management and Insurance (2017, 2016)
ECON 413: International Economics: Monetary (2017, 2016)
FINA 414: Special Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions (2019)
FINA 415: Special Topic: Early Stage Financing (2019)
FINA 416: Special Topic: Financial Modelling (2019)
ECON 418: Behavioural Economics (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
ECON 419: Special Topic: Economic Development
ECON 421: Asian Miracle Economies since 1945 (2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 422: Industrial Organisation (2017, 2016)
ECON 423: Macroeconomic Modelling for the New Zealand Economy
FINA 430: Research Project in Finance (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 430: Research Project in Economics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 431: Growth and Development
ECON 432: Monetary Economics
ECON 433: Labour Economics (2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
ECON 434: Economic Dynamics

500-level courses

MMPE 501: Microeconomics in context (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
FINA 501: Advanced Topic in Finance (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 501: Advanced Topic in Economics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
MMAF 501: New Zealand Capital Markets (2016)
MMPE 502: Macroeconomics in context (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
MMAF 502: Corporate Finance (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
FINA 502: Advanced Topic in Finance (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 502: Advanced Topic in Economics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
MMPE 503: Economic relationships in an empirical context (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
MMPE 504: Regulation: economics for the public sector (2020, 2018, 2016)
MMPE 505: Information, institutions and markets (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015)
MMPE 506: International and trade economics (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
MMPE 507: Resource Markets and the Environment: Growth and Environmental Stewardship (2019, 2017)
MMPE 508: Public finance: options, implications and simulating the impacts (2018, 2017)
MMPE 509: Behavioural Economics (2020, 2019, 2018)
MMAF 510: Global Capital Markets (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017)
MMPE 510: The Economics of Natural Disasters and Climate Change (2019)
MMPE 511: ‘Miracle’ Economies: Growth and Development (2020)
MMAF 511: International Corporate Finance (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
MMPE 512: Business Cycle Analysis and Implications (2020)
MMAF 512: Treasury Management (2016)
MMAF 513: Treasury Operations (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
MMAF 514: Derivatives (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
MMAF 515: Financial Institutions Management (2019, 2018, 2017)
MMPE 516: Economics of International Trade (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017)
MMAF 516: Portfolio Design and Investment (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
MMPE 520: Special Topic: Economic Decision Analysis (2020, 2017, 2016)
MMAF 521: Macroeconomic Processes and Financial Management
MMPE 521: Special Topic: ‘Miracle’ Economies: Growth and Development (2017, 2016, 2015)
MMPE 522: Special Topic: The Economics of Natural Disasters and Climate Change (2017, 2016)
MMAF 522: Risk and Insurance (2017, 2016)
MMAF 523: Treasury Accounting and Tax
MMPE 523: Special Topic: Business Cycle Analysis and Implications (2018, 2016)
MMAF 524: Financial Econometrics (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ENVI 524: Environmental Economics for Public Policy (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
MMAF 525: Financial Modelling (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
MMAF 526: Law and Finance
MMAF 527: Special Topic: Derivative Securites (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
MMAF 528: Current Topics in Corporate Finance (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
MMAF 529: Special Topic: Portfolio Theory (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
MMPE 530: Directed Individual Study (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
MMAF 530: Special Topic: Building an Evidence Base
FINA 530: Research Project (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 530: Research Project (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
MMPE 531: Directed Individual Study (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
MMAF 531: Special Topic: Early Stage Financing (2020, 2019, 2018, 2015)
FINA 531: Research Paper (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 531: Research Paper (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
MMPE 532: Directed Individual Study (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
MMAF 532: Special Topic: Advanced Econometrics B (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
MMAF 533: Special Topic: Fixed Income Securities (2017, 2016, 2015)
MMAF 534: Special Topic: Institutional Investment (2018, 2017, 2015)
MMAF 535: Special Topic: Corporate Governance (2017)
MMAF 536: Special Topic: Treasury Management (2019, 2015)
MMAF 537: Special Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions (2019, 2018, 2017)
MMAF 550: Research Paper (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
PHPE 589: Research Project (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018)
PHPE 590: Philosophy, Politics and Economics Internship (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018)
FINA 591: Thesis (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 591: Thesis (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
FINA 592: Thesis (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 592: Thesis (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
PHPE 593: Dissertation (2021, 2020, 2019)

600-level courses

QUAN 690: Econometrics for PhD
FINA 690: Thesis (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
ECON 690: Economics for PhD (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)