Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Seminar
Module Offerings
5613DGABW-JAN-PAR
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.
Additional Information:This module enables students to explore key ideas and key events in international finance.