International financial markets

Course: International economic relations (master)

Structural unit: Educational and scientific institute of international relations

Title
International financial markets
Code
ОК06
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
To know the conceptual framework that characterizes international financial markets. To know the sources of information on international financial markets. To know the theoretical principles and principles of international trade in financial assets, the typology of structural elements of the international financial markets. To know the nature, general patterns, relationships and prospects for the development of dominant processes in modern international financial markets, directions and mechanisms of their impact on the world economy and national financial systems. To know the conceptual structure and methods of analysis of structural changes in international financial markets, the main conditions and trends that determine the evolution of international investment.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
knowledge of the forms and patterns of development of international economic relations, theoretical aspects of world finance and the basics of financial mathematics; possession of skills of search and analysis of statistical data, sources of financial information, analytical materials and other primary sources; knowledge of English or other foreign languages to increase opportunities to study international financial markets.
Course content
1. International trade in financial assets: the relationship with the balance of payments. 2. Global financial infrastructure. 3. The European market as an economic phenomenon. 4. Features of the global foreign exchange market. 5. Instruments and mechanisms of the world money market. Eurocurrency multiplier. 6. Types and financial schemes of international credit. Syndicated Eurocredit market. 7. Instruments and functional characteristics of the international debt market. 8. Structural changes in the international stock market.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Defosse M. J. The Language of Global Finance: Stocks, Bonds and Investments. Independently published, 2017. 2. International Financial Markets. Volume 1 / Ed. by J.Chevallier, S.Goutte, D.Guerreiro, S. Saglio, B. Sanhaji. Routledge, 2021. 3. International Handbook of Financialization / Ed. by Ph. Mader, D. Mertens, N. van der Zwan. London: Routledge, 2020. 4. Mattli W. Darkness by Design: The Hidden Power in Global Capital Markets. Princeton University Press, 2019. 5. Valdez S., Molyneux Ph. An Introduction to Global Financial Markets / 8th edition. Palgrave, 2016. 6. Основи міжнародних фінансів: підручник / За ред. О.І.Рогача. К.: ВПЦ «Київський університет», 2014.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture (powerpoint presentation), seminar, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Oral answers, comments, blitz polls, discussion, practical tasks, mini-cases: 50 points / 30 points. 2. Execution of individual independent work (essay, presentation): 30 points / 18 points. 3. Modular test: 20 points / 12 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

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