Universität Wien

040009 KU Banking and Financial Intermediation 1 (MA) (2016W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

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

Preliminary Meeting Mo 3.10.2016 8:00 - 9:30 am

Montag 03.10. 08:00 - 11:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Donnerstag 06.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Montag 10.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Donnerstag 13.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Montag 17.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Donnerstag 20.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Montag 24.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Donnerstag 27.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Montag 31.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Donnerstag 03.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Montag 07.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Donnerstag 10.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Montag 14.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Montag 28.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock (Endklausur)

  • Monday 03.10. 08:00 - 11:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 06.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 10.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 13.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 17.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 20.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 24.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 27.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 31.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 03.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 07.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 10.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 14.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 17.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

After successful completion of this course, participants have gained profound knowledge of different types of financial intermediaries (e.g., banks, life insurance companies, etc.), and a deep understanding of their elementary economic functions as well as the role of competition between them. They are able to apply their knowledge to practical problems.

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral and written

Attendance mandatory

The grade of a participant depends on his/her answers to the questions of the exam (40%), his/her presentation (30%) and his/her active participation in class (30%).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum requirement for a positive grade: more than 50% of the achievable scores

Examination topics

Presentations by the instructor and by students, reading list

Reading list

Xavier Freixas, Jean-Charles Rochet, Microeconomics of Banking, 2nd ed., MIT Press: Cambridge, MA, London, Engl., 2008.

Sam Langfield, Marco Pagano, Bank Bias in Europe: Effects on Systemic Risk and Growth, ECB Working Paper 1797, May 2015.

Frederic S. Mishkin, The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets, Business School Edition, 3rd ed., Pearson: Harlow, Engl., 2012.

Harold D. Skipper, W. Jean Kwon, Risk Management and Insurance: Perspectives in a Global Economy, Blackwell Publishing: Malden, MA, Oxford, Engl., Victoria, Australia, 2007.

Association in the course directory

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