OPF:FINNPMFI International Financial Instit - Course Information

FINNPMFI International Financial Institutions

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. Ing. Daniel Stavárek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Daniel Stavárek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Zuzana Szkorupová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

prof. Ing. Daniel Stavárek, Ph.D.
Department of Finance and Accounting – School of Business Administration in Karvina

Prerequisites

None

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)
• European Integration (programme OPF, N_HOSPOL)
• Public Economy and Administration (programme OPF, N_HOSPOL)

Course objectives

Course objectives: The course explains core tendencies in development of the international monetary system and position and role of the financial institutions in this system. The course analyses functions of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, regional development banks, Bank for International Settlement, European Central Bank and effects of their functioning on world economy and international monetary system. Attention is also paid on monetary integration in Europe and other parts of the world.

Syllabus

• . Development of international monetary system
  2. International Monetary Fund
  3. Functions of IMF
  4. World Bank and its Group
  5. Functions of WB
  6. Regional development banks
  7. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  8. Bank for International Settlemet
  9. European Investment Bank
  10. European Central Bank
  11. European monetary integration
  12. Current issues and perspectives of European monetary integration
  

Literature

required literature
• STAVÁREK, D. Mezinárodní finanční instituce. Karviná: OPF SU, 2003. ISBN 80-7248-208-4. info

recommended literature
• . Časopisecké články z odborných a vědeckých časopisů dle doporučení vedoucích seminářů. info
• IMF Survey, The World Bank Annual Report, The Annual Report of the IMF. info
• DeGRAUWE, P. Economics of Monetary Union. 8th Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN 0-199-56323-3. info
• BAIMBRIDGE, M., WHYMAN, P. Economic and Monetary Union in Europe. Cheltenham: Edward Edgar, 2003. ISBN 1-84542-233-3. info
• MUNDELL, RA., ZAK, PJ., SCHAEFFER, D. International Monetary Policy after the Euro. Cheltenham: Edward Edgar, 2003. ISBN 1-84542-121-3. info
• LIŠKA, V., STAVÁREK, D. Světové a regionální finanční instituce. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2003. ISBN 80-86419-40-1. info
• VREELAND, JR. 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
• MARKOVÁ, J. Mezinárodní měnové instituce. Praha: Oeconomia, 2002. ISBN 80-245-0431-6. info

Teaching methods

Skills demonstration
Seminar classes

Assessment methods

Test

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

attendance in seminars 25 %, discussion, ongoing test, essay, final oral exam

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	66
Přednáška	26
Seminář	13
Zkouška	40
Summary	145

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