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Political economy of financial markets

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Course ID:	2104-M-D1EPRF
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.6 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0312) Political sciences and civics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Political economy of financial markets
Name in Polish:	Ekonomia polityczna rynków finansowych
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Political Science and International Studies
Course groups:	(in Polish) Stosunki Międzynarodowe - DZIENNE II STOPNIA 1 semestr 1 rok - przedmioty wszystkie
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	2.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	Polish
Prerequisites (description):	Students have basic knowledge on international relations.
Short description:	The purpose of this seminar is to deliver students with knowledge about the international financial market. The main participants of the international financial market will be presented. The money market, the capital market and the currency market will be discussed. Different securities will be analyzed: shares, bonds, derivative contracts. Great Depression and financial crisis of 2008 will be discussed.
Full description:	The purpose of this seminar is to deliver students with knowledge about the international financial market. The nature, origin, features, structure and participants of the international financial market will be presented. The role of international financial market for national economies will be talked over. The money market, the capital market and the currency market will be discussed. Their nature, instruments and the risks of investments in the financial market will be described. Different securities will be analyzed: shares, bonds, derivative contracts (forwards, futures, options and swaps). Great Depression and financial crisis of 2008 will be discussed. The reasons and consequences of the crisis will be discussed. The fiscal and monetary reaction will be analysed.
Bibliography:	W. Dębski, Rynek finansowy i jego mechanizmy. Podstawy teorii i praktyki, Warszawa 2007. A. Sopoćko, Rynkowe instrumenty finansowe, Warszawa 2005. E. Pietrzak, K.Szymański, Międzynarodowy rynek walutowy i finansowy, Gdańsk 1991. A.M. Chisholm, Wprowadzenie do międzynarodowych rynków finansowych, instrumenty, strategie, uczestnicy, Warszawa 2011. K. Jajuga, Wprowadzenie do inwestycji finansowych. Depozyty i instrumenty rynku pieniężnego, Warszawa 2009. J. Czekaj (red.), Rynki, instrumenty i instytucje finansowe, Wyd. 2., Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2017. A. Oleksiuk, Międzynarodowe rynki finansowe i centra światowych finansów, Warszawa : Difin, 2017. R. W. Włodarczyk, Międzynarodowe rynki finansowe: współczesne problemy i wyzwania, Kraków : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego, 2017. T. Kamiński, Pieniądze w służbie dyplomacji: państwowe fundusze majątkowe jako narzędzie polityki zagranicznej, Łódź : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018. R.Ulatowski, Geoekonomia surowców energetycznych, Wydawnictwo Rambler 2014.
Learning outcomes:	Students will be able to define the international financial and currency market. They will know his participants, instruments and they will be able to point out the main developments. Students will be able to analyze, explain and interpret events on financial market. Students will be able to select and analyze information about international financial and currency market. The student can promote knowledge about international relations. K_W01, K_W05, K_U01, K_U02, K_U03, K_U04, K_K01, K_K02, K_K05
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	written exam time: 30 minutes number of questions: 2 individual course of study Individual project in written form. Lenght: 40000-60000 symbols. Text structure: Introduction, 3-4 chapters, conclusions and bibliography. The introduction must include: research question/ research hypothesis and description of methodology.
Practical placement:	not applicable

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO KON TU W TH FR
Type of class:	Seminar, 20 hours more information
Coordinators:	Rafał Ulatowski
Group instructors:	Rafał Ulatowski
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Seminar - Examination

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