MPF_MEFI International Finance

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2013
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
Supplier department: Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PFMEZF International Finance
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
    required literature
  • DURČÁKOVÁ, Jaroslava and Martin MANDEL. Mezinárodní finance. 4. aktualiz. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2010, 487 s. ISBN 9788072612215. info
    recommended literature
  • 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).
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 (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PFMEZF.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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