MPF_MEFI International Finance

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Miroslav Sponer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Miroslav Sponer, Ph.D.
Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Iva Havlíčková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course, students should be able to analyse and interpret informations on balancing international monetary relations;
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.
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
  • MANDEL, Martin and Vladimír TOMŠÍK. Monetární ekonomie v malé otevřené ekonomice. 2., rozš. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2008, 367 s. ISBN 9788072611850. info
  • PILBEAM, Keith. International finance. 2nd ed. Houndmills: Palgrave, 1998, xxvii, 488. ISBN 0-333-73097-6. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, reading, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Written test (necessary condition to concede the exam is to reach 60% of the result at minimum).
Oral exam (2 theoretical questions).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PFMEZF.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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