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On 16 May there was a note posted which corrected a mistake from the lecture notes from 5 May. But even this note had a mistake, about the sign of (p+1)/p - ln(p). I am very sorry. A new version has been posted.
An error in the notes for 18 February has been discovered. See the new file Miscellaneous errata.
The suggested answers to the term paper, posted on the web page and presented in the lecture on 15 May, had some errors in p. 6, comparing f'(I) to V(P) instead of 1/V(P). A new, corrected version has now replaced the erroneous one. There was also an error in p. 10 of the lecture notes from 5 May. A separate note explains.
None of the two seminar groups got through the complete answer to exercise no. 4 for the final meeting. This will be covered in part of the lecture on Monday, 5 May. See the lecture notes for that date, which are now available.
There were two mistakes in exercise 4 for this (the last) week. The utility function in 4(b) has a positive constant, alpha, and there should be a minus sign in front of the "e". Also, the alpha in the solution in 4(c) for the equilibrium price should be in the exponent. Sorry. A corrected version of the whole 11-page document has been made available. Only page 11 has been changed.
A solution to part (i) of this week's seminar exercise is now available.
For the last seminar, on 29 and 30 April, please see the message from 25 January: You need the 25 January version of the handout with exercises. (Press the link All messages to see old messages.)
By 7 May the compulsory term papers that were handed in, will have been graded. A lecture on Thursday 15 May will cover the questions, and your answers will be handed back with comments in the margins. The lecture takes place in Aud. 2 at 12:15-14:00.
If anyone's paper is not accepted, he/she will be notified by e-mail on Thursday 8 May. A new attempt on another set of problems will be allowed, with problems handed out at 10:00 on Tuesday 13 May, answers to be handed in before 11:00 on Thursday 15 May, both at the Department's reception office, room 1240 ES.
Those who did not hand in anything by the deadline on 7 April, will not be allowed to sit for the exam.
A note on the definition of systematic risk is now available.
New compendiums are availible at the "kopiutsalg" on Tuesday at the latest!
A solution to part 2(b) of this weeks's seminar exercise is now available. (The document has three pages, with strange numbering because they are extracted from some old files.) The same solution was displayed and discussed during the seminars.
Change of office hours for DL: I will be away from my office on Wednesdays 12 March, 19 March, and 26 March. Instead I will have office hours on Thursdays 13 March and 27 March, both days from 09:30 until 11:00.
The compulsory assignment will be handed out on Friday, 14 March, and the deadline for handing in will be Monday, 7 April.
The syllabus page has some links for downloading articles. These are only meant to work from computers on campus. From elsewhere you will most likely get a message that you don't have a subscription.
Two contact students were appointed during the lecture on 4 February. They are Victoria Halstensen (Victoria_Halstensen@hotmail.com) and Fredrik Dehlin (fredrikdehlin@hotmail.com). (Thanks to VH and FD!) Feel free to contact them if you have suggestions or complaints about the course. You may also come directly to me (DL).
There are no lectures on 11 February or 25 February, cf. the revised plan. The lecture notes for 18 February and 3 March are now available.
A note on exercise 6 from this week's seminars is now available. Under Additional material there is now a paper on nonmarketable assets. This is NOT part of the course, but an answer to a question during the lecture this week, cf. p. 1 of the lecture notes for next week.
Seminar exercises for the whole semester have been posted. (The first version was posted 24 January, but I have added one problem at the end, no. (4) for the last meeting. If you have printed the first version, you need to page 10 once more, and the new page 11).
A revised plan for lectures and seminars has been posted. Lectures will be in auditorium 3 at the same time as previously announced, Mondays 10:15-12. There are some changes in the dates. Seminars will be in two parallel groups, each meeting six times, starting in week 5, 29 or 30 January.
Notes for the first lecture are now available in pdf format (see link on semester course page). Since a new file will appear every week, there will not be a new message each time - just look for the new link, Friday at 10:00 at the latest.
Plan for lectures is posted. Please observe that notes for the first lecture will be posted on Friday 11 January at the latest. It is recommended to bring copies of the notes to the lecture.