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040203 KU Financial Crisis (MA) (2021W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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).
- Registration is open from Mo 13.09.2021 09:00 to Th 23.09.2021 12:00
- Registration is open from Mo 27.09.2021 09:00 to We 29.09.2021 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 15.10.2021 23:59
Details
max. 50 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
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Monday
04.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Digital
Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß -
Monday
11.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Digital
Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß -
Monday
18.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Digital
Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß -
Monday
25.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Digital
Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß -
Monday
08.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Digital
Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß -
Monday
15.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Digital
Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß -
Monday
22.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Digital
Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß -
Monday
29.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Digital
Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß -
Monday
06.12.
16:45 - 18:15
Digital
Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß -
Monday
13.12.
16:45 - 18:15
Digital
Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß -
Monday
10.01.
16:45 - 18:15
Digital
Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß -
Monday
17.01.
16:45 - 18:15
Digital
Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß -
Monday
24.01.
16:45 - 18:15
Digital
Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This course provides an introduction to financial crises, with a particular focus on banking crises. The course will include a broad historical overview of past financial crises, from early 20th century banking crises up to the 2007/08 Global Financial Crisis. Some current issues relating to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic will also be discussed. The main part of the course will be devoted to analyzing recent economic models of financial crises. The methodology will be primarily theoretical, with a particular emphasis on coordination and information frictions. Students will also learn the basics of global games.
Assessment and permitted materials
The final grade will be based on a final exam and homework assignments. The exact details of the grading methodology will be announced in the first class.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students are expected to have completed the compulsory Financial Intermediation I and Game Theory/Information Economics courses. Students are also expected to have completed undergraduate mathematics courses in multivariable differential calculus and single variable integral calculus.
Examination topics
The structure and topics of the exam will be announced in the first class.
Reading list
A detailed syllabus and reading list will be provided in the first class. Recommended general readings include:Allen, Franklin, and Douglas Gale. Understanding Financial Crises. Oxford University Press, 2009.Razin, Assaf. Understanding Global Crises: An Emerging Paradigm. MIT Press, 2014.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:12