5. After studying Chapter 2,
you should be able to:
1. Describe how Financial System works.
2. Define Financial Securities.
3. Explain Function of Financial Intermediaries.
4. Identify different financial market places .
5. Describe the Securities traded in the money
and capital markets.
6. Identify the determinants of nominal interest.
7. Construct and Analyse yield curve
7. The Financial System
Economic units
(Individuals or entities who generate and spend
money)
a) Surplus Economic Units (SEUs)
Generate more income then they spending
a) Deficit Economic Units (DEU)
Generate less income then they spending
8. Performance Appraisal Challenges
Legal Constraints
Rater Biases
The halo Effects
The Error of Central Tendency
Leniency & Strictness Bias
Cross-Cultural Biases
Personal Prejudice
Reducing rater bias