Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Liverpool Business School

Learning Methods

Lecture

Online

Seminar

Module Offerings

5013LBSBW-JAN-MTP

Aims

This module provides an introduction to international finance

Learning Outcomes

1.
Evaluate the costs and benefits of a persistent balance of payments surplus or deficit in theory and in practice
2.
Evaluate the costs and benefits of different exchange rate regimes in theory and in practice
3.
Critically assess the causes and consequences of an episode of crisis in the post-war international monetary system

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:International finance: the effects of financial flows between countries on the balance of payments and the exchange rate; evaluation of the implications of different exchange rate regimes, analysis of the causes and consequences of global imbalances, sovereign debt, sovereign default, speculative attacks and financial crises.
Module Overview:
Provides an introduction to international finance.
Additional Information:This module enables students to explore key ideas and key events in international finance.

Assessments

Essay

Centralised Exam