Universität Wien

040275 KU Banking and Financial Intermediation 2 (MA) (2020S)

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

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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

Due to the closure of the university related to Covid-19, this course will use online teaching methods. Each lecture will consist of an audio recording over the lecture slides which will be sent to students the day before the scheduled lecture. In addition, during the scheduled lecture times, a online Q&A Session will be organised on the Citrix Webex Meetings platform, which can be downloaded from webex.com. The exams will take place online using the Moodle teaching platform.

  • Monday 04.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 06.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 11.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 13.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 18.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 20.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 25.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 27.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 03.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 08.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 10.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 15.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 17.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 22.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 24.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 29.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course is a continuation of Financial Intermediation I, and covers advanced topics
in Financial Intermediation. Topics covered include: macro-financial linkages, bank capital structure, shadow banks and non-bank financial intermediaries, bank competition and credit market frictions. The course material will be drawn from key journal articles, and consist of both theoretical and empirical studies.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students will be evaluated based on their performance on a mid-term exam (50% of final mark) and a final exam (50% of final mark).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Successful completion of Financial Intermediation I.

Examination topics

To be specified during the lecture.

Reading list

Besides the journal articles listed below there are various books available for consultation:

Jean Tirole, "The Theory of Corporate Finance," Princeton University Press (2011)
Freixas, X., and J.C.Rochet, “Microeconomics of Banking,” MIT Press, 2nd edition (2008).

Association in the course directory

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