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Course Outline
Lecturers:
Central Themes:
1. Theory of financial markets and institutions
What is the theory that underpins the business of banking and insurance?
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Learning objectives:
Credits:
6 ects
Method:
Exam:
Period 1:
Weeks: 36-43
Lectures:
Mondays:
Thursdays:
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Info assignment:
Character report: (Academic) consultancy report
Hand-in date first versions:
Monday-sessions on the previous Thursday, 17.00 hours;
Thursday-sessions on the previous Monday, 17.00 hours;
Upload pdf files on Blackboard in the format of: 1516aFBI_GroupNumber.
And send this pdf file by email to peter.wierts@vu.nl,
Hand-in date revised, final versions: Friday 23 October, 17.00 hours;
Upload
pdf
files
on
Blackboard
in
the
format
of:
1516aFBI_GroupNumber_final. And send this pdf file by email to peter.wierts@vu.nl.
Payment: 40% of final grade for FBI
Teams: Research team of 4-5 students
Presentation: depending on the nr. of groups, approximately 20 minutes per
group split up in: a 10-minutes presentation of the research by 1 student, followed by a 10-minutes discussion. The discussion will be opened by fellowcolleagues from the other assignment groups. Presentation and critiques are
taking into account for grading.
For questions and supervision on the assignments: Peter Wierts, immediately after
the lecture on Monday, or by appointment.
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LECTURE SCHEDULE:
Part I: Setting the Scene
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Course:
DATE
Week 36
31-08-15
PW
sis
Literature:
De Haan, Oosterloo and Schoenmaker - Ch.1. p 3-38
2
Week 36
03-09-15
DS
Week 37
7-09-15
PW
Week 37
10-09-15
DS
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Content:
Monetary integration
Coordination of fiscal and economic policies
ECB policy strategy
ECB policy tools
Monetary policy during the crisis
Literature:
De Haan, Oosterloo and Schoenmaker Ch. 3, sections 3.5 + 3.6 p. 8998. Ch. 4. p.108-152
Content:
European integration
o Introduction EU and enlargement
Week 38
14-09-15
PW
Week 38
17-09-15
DS
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Week 39
21-09-15
PW
Week 39
24-09-15
DS
Week 40
28-09-15
PW
+
Assignment
Group 1:
PW
Week 40
01-10-15
DS
+
Assignment
Group 2:
PW
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Literature:
11
Week 41
05-10-15
PW
+
Assignment
Group 3:
PW
12
Week 41
08-10-15
DS
+
Assignment
Group 4
PW
Week 43:
22-10-15
Week 50:
10-12-15
Exam:
Week 43:
23-10-15
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