MPF_MFIN International Financial Institutions

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. Hana Bartušková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ing. Hana Bartušková, Ph.D.
Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Iva Havlíčková
Supplier department: Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 65 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/65, only registered: 0/65
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- understand and explain the development of international monetary cooperation and functioning of the leading international financial institutions and integration groupings;
asses and interpret their activity and impacts on a national economy, various integration groupings as well as on the world economy.
Syllabus
  • 1) International monetary and financial cooperation;
  • 2) International Monetary Fund;
  • 3) Credit policy of International Monetary Fund;
  • 4) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Development Association;
  • 5) International Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, International Center for Settlement Investment Disputes;
  • 6) Bank for International Settlements;
  • 7) International monetary and financial cooperation of EU countries;
  • 8) European Monetary System;
  • 9) Development of Economic and Monetary Union;
  • 10) Maastricht convergence criteria, importance of macroeconomic convergence process;
  • 11) Optimum currency area, Economic assessment of monetary union;
  • 12) Monetary policy of the European Central Bank;
  • 13) European Investment Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Literature
    required literature
  • MARKOVÁ, Jana. Mezinárodní měnová spolupráce. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Oeconomica, 2006, 269 s. ISBN 8024510537. info
    recommended literature
  • LESSAMBO, Felix I. International Financial Institutions and Their Challenges. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. ISBN 978-1-137-52269-6. info
  • Globalization of financial institutions. New York: Springer, 2013. ISBN 978-3-319-01124-0. info
  • BEKAERT, Geert and Robert J. HODRICK. International financial management. Second edition. Harlow: Pearson, 2014, 790 stran. ISBN 9781292021393. info
  • SEDLÁČEK, Petr. Mezinárodní měnový fond ve 21. století. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H.Beck, 2008, 234 pp. ISBN 978-80-7400-012-6. info
  • KARLAS, Jan. Mezinárodní organizace : systémy spolupráce mezi státy. Vydání první. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2015, 347 stran. ISBN 9788074191794. 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).
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam (credit test) by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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