FM472 Half Unit
International Finance
This information is for the 2023/24 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Cristina Scherrer
Availability
This course is available on the CEMS Exchange, Global MSc in Management, Global MSc in Management (CEMS MIM), Global MSc in Management (MBA Exchange), MBA Exchange, MSc in Accounting and Finance, MSc in Financial History and MSc in Management (1 Year Programme). This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
Students on the International Political Economy MSc, on the Master in Public Administration and on other MSc programmes are also welcome to choose this course provided they meet the pre-requisites below. These students need to sign up for the course on LfY first and then email the course leader with information on their economics and/or finance background and their motivation for choosing the course. The course leader will then approve their application on ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ for You. In the past students on the IPE MSc, MPA, MSc in Economic History, European Institute, Master of Science in Development Management, Master of Science in Economy, Risk and Society, Master of Science in Law and Accounting have enjoyed this course.
This course is not open to students from the following departments: Economics, Finance, Mathematics, and Statistics.
This course has a limited number of places (it is controlled access). In previous years we have been able to provide places for all students that apply but that may not continue to be the case.
Pre-requisites
Some background in economics and / or finance.
Essential information for the compulsory research project and an overview of the course are provided during the first lecture and the first class in January 2024. Students interested in this course, whether already enrolled or exploring the course as a possible option, are required to attend both lecture and class during the first week of term.
Course content
The objective of the course is to equip students with the relevant academic research, techniques and analytical skills to interpret current developments in the fast-changing area of international finance. For example, the concepts covered in this course will shed light on topics ranging , from the shifts in capital flows to the electronification of forex trading, from the persisting dominance of the US dollar in the international monetary order to China’s alleged exchange rate manipulations, from the development of cryptocurrencie