Not available in 2016/17
FM200      Half Unit
Financial Systems and Crises

This information is for the 2016/17 session.

Teacher responsible

Prof Daniel Paravisini Maggi

Availability

This course is compulsory on the BSc in Finance. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students.

Course content

This course will cover the historical development of financial markets and institutions. The topics include the historical evolution of forms of banking and of banking regulation, the evolution of financial exchanges and their regulation, financial crises, and the role of finance in long-run economic development.

Teaching

20 hours of lectures and 10 hours of classes in the MT.

Formative coursework

Students will be expected to produce 10 problem sets in the MT.

Indicative reading

1. Unsettled Account, by Richard Grossman

2. Manias, Panics and Crashes, by Charles Kindleberger

3. A Financial History of Western Europe, by Charles Kindleberger

Assessment

Exam (100%, duration: 2 hours) in the main exam period.

Key facts

Department: Finance

Total students 2015/16: Unavailable

Average class size 2015/16: Unavailable

Capped 2015/16: No

Value: Half Unit

Guidelines for interpreting course guide information

PDAM skills

  • Problem solving
  • Application of information skills
  • Application of numeracy skills
  • Commercial awareness