PFMEZF International Finance

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Miroslav Sponer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Viktória Čejková, Ph.D.
Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Iva Havlíčková
Timetable
Fri 14:35–17:55 P103
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 92 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/92, only registered: 0/92, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/92
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
International Finance (PFMEZF)
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. Vyd. 1. Praha: Management Press, 2000, 392 s. ISBN 80-7261-017-1. info
  • JANKOVSKÁ, Anežka and Miroslav SPONER. Mezinárodní finance. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, 211 s. ISBN 8021020873. info
Assessment methods
Lectures, reading, class discussion.
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 Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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