Universität Wien

040291 UK Special Topics in Banking and Finance: International Finance (BA) (2021S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
DIGITAL

Please note that this is a Bachelor's course.
It cannot be chosen within any Master's programme.
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An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

NB: Due to ongoing restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, lectures for this course will be held online. The course starts on Tuesday, the 23rd March, 4.45 pm - 6.15 pm.

  • Dienstag 23.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 13.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Donnerstag 15.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 20.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Donnerstag 22.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 27.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Donnerstag 29.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 04.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 11.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 18.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 01.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 08.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 15.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 22.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 29.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

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.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Students will be evaluated based on their performance on a mandatory problem set (10%), a mid-term exam (40%) and a compulsory final exam (50%).

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Students are expected to be familiar with basic concepts from introductory macroeconomics and finance. Knowledge of univariate calculus and basic statistics is also expected.

Prüfungsstoff

The structure and topics of the exam will be announced in the first class.

Literatur

Recommended General Readings
(*) Eichengreen, Barry. Globalizing Capital. Princeton University Press, 2008
(*) Krugman, Paul and M. Obstfeld. International Economics. (Part III)

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Fr 12.05.2023 00:12