KFMEZF International Finance

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Miroslav Sponer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Jaroslav Sedláček, CSc.
Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Iva Havlíčková
Timetable
Sat 4. 4. 8:30–11:50 P101
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
International Finance (KFMEZF)
The course content concentrates especially on the main problem areas of international finance and deals extensively with issues of international monetary economics. It provides information on balancing international monetary relations, foreign exchange rates, international liquidity and foreign exchange reserves, international payment systems and international finance markets.
At the end of this course, students should be able to understand problems of exchange rates, currency risk, and transactions on an exchange market.
Syllabus
  • 1. Principles of international finance,
  • 2. Balance of payments,
  • 3. Economic analyses of balance of payments,
  • 4. Exchange rates and their determinants,
  • 5. Theories of exchange rates comparison,
  • 6. Exchange rates systems,
  • 7. History of Czech crown exchange rate,
  • 8. Exchange market structure,
  • 9. Transactions on the exchange market,
  • 10.Currency risk management,
  • 11.International investments,
  • 12.Foreign exchange reserves,
  • 13.Central bank foreign exchange interventions,
  • 14.International payment systems.
Literature
  • DURČÁKOVÁ, Jaroslava and Martin MANDEL. Mezinárodní finance. 3. rozš. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2007, 487 s. ISBN 9788072611706. info
  • JANKOVSKÁ, Anežka and Miroslav SPONER. Mezinárodní finance. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, 211 s. ISBN 8021020873. info
Assessment methods
The course takes the form of a lecture. The lecture (4 hours) is not divided.
Reading, class discussion.
Seminar paper.
Written test.
Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2008.
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