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040291 UK Special Topics in Banking and Finance: International Finance (BA) (2022S)
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Please note that this is a Bachelor's course.
It cannot be chosen within any Master's programme.
It cannot be chosen within any Master's programme.
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 07.02.2022 09:00 to Mo 21.02.2022 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 14.03.2022 23:59
Details
max. 50 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
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Tuesday
01.03.
16:45 - 18:15
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Tuesday
08.03.
16:45 - 18:15
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Tuesday
15.03.
16:45 - 18:15
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Tuesday
22.03.
16:45 - 18:15
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Tuesday
29.03.
16:45 - 18:15
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Tuesday
05.04.
16:45 - 18:15
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Tuesday
26.04.
16:45 - 18:15
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Tuesday
03.05.
16:45 - 18:15
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Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock -
Tuesday
10.05.
16:45 - 18:15
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Tuesday
17.05.
16:45 - 18:15
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Tuesday
24.05.
16:45 - 18:15
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Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock -
Tuesday
31.05.
16:45 - 18:15
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Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock -
Tuesday
14.06.
16:45 - 18:15
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Tuesday
21.06.
16:45 - 18:15
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Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock -
Tuesday
28.06.
16:45 - 18:15
Digital
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This course provides an introduction to international finance and the international monetary system. The course will cover the major international monetary arrangements that have characterized the world economy over the past two-hundred years. Topics covered will include: (i) the gold standard, (ii) the Bretton Woods system, (iii) currency crises, and (iv) the construction of the European Monetary Union. The course material will cover basic concepts in international finance, the institutional details and economic history of different international monetary arrangements, as well as an overview of key theoretical models of exchange-rate regimes.
Assessment and permitted materials
Students will be evaluated based on their performance on a mandatory problem set (20%), a mid-term exam (40%) and a compulsory final exam (40%).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students are expected to be familiar with basic concepts from introductory macroeconomics and finance. Knowledge of univariate calculus and basic statistics is also expected.
Examination topics
The structure and topics of the exam will be announced in the first class.
Reading list
Recommended General Readings
(*) Eichengreen, Barry. Globalizing Capital. Princeton University Press, 2008
(*) Krugman, Paul and M. Obstfeld. International Economics. (Part III)
(*) Eichengreen, Barry. Globalizing Capital. Princeton University Press, 2008
(*) Krugman, Paul and M. Obstfeld. International Economics. (Part III)
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