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040019 KU Bank Regulation (2021W)

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

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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

  • Wednesday 06.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
    Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 13.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
    Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 20.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
    Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 27.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
    Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 03.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
    Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 10.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
    Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 17.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
    Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 24.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
    Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 01.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
    Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 15.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
    Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 12.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
    Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 19.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
    Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 26.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
    Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course covers topics related to the regulation of banks and other financial intermediaries. The course content will include both the institutional details of existing bank regulations (e.g. the Basel Accords), as well as theoretical models focused on understanding the normative and positive implications of banking regulation. Topics covered will include: capital regulation, liquidity regulation, bank supervision and resolution, as well as more recent issues relating to macro-prudential regulation.

Assessment and permitted materials

The final grade will be based on two written exams, a mid-term and final, each worth 50% of the final mark. The exact details of the exam dates 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 exams 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:

Dewatripont, M. and J. Tirole, "The Prudential Regulation of Banks," MIT Press (1994)

Freixas X. and J.C. Rochet, "Microeconomics of Banking," MIT Press (2008)

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Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:12