FINPIFC International Finance in Central Europe

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Daniel Stavárek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Daniel Stavárek, Ph.D.
Department of Finance and Accounting – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Prerequisites (in Czech)
K absolvování předmětu nejsou vyžadovány žádné podmínky a předmět může být zapsán nezávisle na jiných předmětech
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
  • Banking (programme OPF, N_HOSPOL)
Course objectives (in Czech)
The aim of the course is to introduce and explain the basic features of international finance and international financial system and their application on economies of central and eastern European Countries. The student will gradually get acquainted with the most important indicators of external economic position such as balance of payments, exchange rate, foreign investments and their mutual links. The course also covers topics as international financial markets and financial derivatives. The attention will be paid on specific implications of international finance on financial management of companies.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. International monetary system
    2. International financial institutions
    3. Role of international financial institutions in Central Europe
    4. History of European monetary integration
    5. Central European countries in the process of monetary integration
    6. Foreign exchange market
    7. Exchange rates
    8. Exchange rate regimes
    9. International movement of capital
    10. Foreign investment in Central Europe
    11. Balance of payments
    12. International economic relations in Central Europe
    13. Currency derivatives
Literature
    required literature
  • STAVÁREK, D. International Finance: Theory and Practice in Transition Countries. Karviná: SU OPF, 2005. ISBN 80-7248-290-4. info
    recommended literature
  • BAIMBRIDGE, M., WHYMAN, P. Economic and Monetary Union in Europe. Cheltenham: Edward Edgar, 2003. ISBN 1-84542-233-3. info
  • MUNDELL, R.A., ZAK, P.J., SCHAEFFER, D. International Monetary Policy after the Euro. Cheltenham: Edward Edgar, 2003. ISBN 1-84542-121-3. info
  • VREELAND, J.R. The IMF and Economic Development. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-52101-695-9. info
  • MUSSA, M. Argentina and the Fund: From Triumph to Tragedy. Washington D.C.: Institute for International Eco, 2002. ISBN 0-88132-339-X. info
  • GILPIN, R. Global Political Economy. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-691-08677-X. info
  • KENEN, P.B. The International Financial Architecture: What's new? What's missing? Washington, D.C.: Institute for International Ec, 2001. ISBN 0-88132-297-0. info
  • DeGRAUWE, P. Economics of Monetary Union. 4th Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press,, 2000. ISBN 0198776322. info
  • KRUGMAN, P.R., OBSTFELD, M. International Economics: Theory and Policy. 5th ed. New York: Addison Wesley, 2000. ISBN 0-321-03387-6. info
  • Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund. Washington, D.C.: IMF, 1988. info
  • GOLD, J. Memebership and Nonmembership in the International Monetary Fund. Washington, D.C.: IMF, 1974. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Assessment methods
Written exam
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013.
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