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Fall 2022  ›  Bachelor of Science in International Business Administration  ›  5th Semester  ›  Financial Markets

Money, Banking, and Financial Markets

Course Code:
ECON431
Lecturers:
Prof. Dr. Ralf Fendel
Course Type:
BSc Course
Week Hours:
2,0
Term:
Fall 2022
Language:
Englisch
Credits:
3,0
(Please note that exchange students obtain a higher number of credits in the BSc-program at WHU than listed here. For further information please contact directly the International Relations Office.)
  1. The Structure of the Financial System
  2. Interest Rate Determination
  3. Functioning of Financial Markets
  4. Role of Financial Institutions and Financial Intermadiation
  5. Central Banks
  6. Money Creation and Monetary Policy
  7. Regulation of Financial Markets
Date
Time
Monday, 05/09/2022
08:00 AM till 11:15 AM
Thursday, 15/09/2022
08:00 AM till 11:15 AM
Thursday, 22/09/2022
08:00 AM till 11:15 AM
Monday, 26/09/2022
08:00 AM till 11:15 AM
Friday, 07/10/2022
11:30 AM till 03:15 PM
Thursday, 13/10/2022
08:00 AM till 11:15 AM
Students will be able to understand and analyze the developments in the financial markets. They will learn how prices are formed in the financial markets and what influence central banks have on them. They will gain the competence to anticipate future developments in the financial markets and to assess risks. This will enable them, for example, to make competent investment decisions.
Cecchetti, S.G., and K.L. Schoenholtz, 2021: Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, 6th edition, McGraw-Hill
Lectures, Problem Sets, Classroom Discussion
Written Exam
Principles of the Market Economy
90