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

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften

Continuous assessment of course work

REMOTE

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

Moodle

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 Th 11.02.2021 09:00 to Mo 22.02.2021 12:00
Deregistration possible until We 31.03.2021 23:59

Details

max. 50 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

David Pothier

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

NB: Due to ongoing restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, lectures for this course will be held online.

    
    Tuesday
    23.03.
    16:45 - 18:15
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    Tuesday
    13.04.
    16:45 - 18:15
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    Thursday
    15.04.
    16:45 - 18:15
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    Tuesday
    20.04.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Digital
    
    Thursday
    22.04.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Digital
    
    Tuesday
    27.04.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Digital
    
    Thursday
    29.04.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Digital
    
    Tuesday
    04.05.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Digital
    
    Tuesday
    11.05.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Digital
    
    Tuesday
    18.05.
    16:45 - 18:15
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    Tuesday
    01.06.
    16:45 - 18:15
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    Tuesday
    08.06.
    16:45 - 18:15
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    Tuesday
    15.06.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Digital
    
    Tuesday
    22.06.
    16:45 - 18:15
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    Tuesday
    29.06.
    16:45 - 18:15
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Information

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 (10%), a mid-term exam (40%) and a compulsory final exam (50%).

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)

Association in the course directory

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