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040013 KU Financial History (MA) (2024S)

8.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The following sessions will be cancelled and rescheduled as needed: Thursday March 7, Thursday June 6, and Thursday June 13th.

  • Monday 04.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 07.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 11.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 14.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 18.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 21.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 08.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 11.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 15.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 18.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 22.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 25.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 29.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 02.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 06.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 13.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 16.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 23.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 27.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 03.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 06.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 10.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 13.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 17.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 20.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 24.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 27.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Where does money come from? How did financial markets first develop? What has been the impact of financial markets on economic development and growth?
How does the international financial system work? When did financial crises first arise, and how did they develop over time? This course will delve into these questions, looking at various historical examples from the Middle Ages to the 2000s.
The first part of the course will allow students to acquire a broad overview of the origins of financial institutions and markets, the second part will discuss the history of the international financial system over the 19th and 20th century. By the end of the semester, students will have a firm grasp of the evolution of financial markets over centuries up until now.
Class sessions will focus on the discussion of research papers and will include student presentations.

Assessment and permitted materials

Grades for the course will be based on attendance and participation, a midterm and final exam (in class), and a presentation (in class). For the exact grade breakdown, please consult the course moodle page.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

To pass the course, students should show a solid command (at least 50%) of the course’s topics. The exact grading scale will be posted on the moodle course page.

Examination topics

All materials presented and discussed in class. Please see the course moodle page for details.

Reading list

Please consult Moodle for a complete list of readings.
Sample readings include:
• Aliber, R., & Kindleberger, Charles P. (2015). Manias, panics and crashes : A history of financial crises (Seventh ed.). Palgrave.
• Eichengreen, B. (2015). Hall of mirrors: The Great Depression, the great recession, and the uses-and misuses-of history. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Ferguson, N. (2009). The ascent of money : A financial history of the world. London: Penguin.
• Rajan, R. (2011). Fault lines : How hidden fractures still threaten the world economy (1st pbk. ed.). Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
• Gorton, G. (2012). Misunderstanding financial crises : Why we don't see them coming. New York: Oxford University Press.

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