Prof Olivier Accominotti

The course is available on the MSc Financial History. 

This course introduces students to the history of the global monetary and financial system. It examines the main changes in the architecture of global finance and in the governance of international monetary affairs from the very early times to the twenty-first century. The course explores the rise of modern banking and finance, the origins of financial globalization and de-globalization, the causes of financial instability, and the evolution of central banking and monetary policy in both advanced and emerging economies. The course provides the necessary long-run, historical perspective to understand the most recent developments on financial markets and the related policy debate. As part of this course, students will also design and conduct one research project in financial history drawing upon archival sources or historical data. The project will prepare students for their research dissertation. 

20 hours of seminars in the MT. 20 hours of seminars in the LT. 2 hours of seminars in the ST.

Students will be expected to produce 2 essays in the MT and LT.

Aliber, R., & Kindleberger, C. P. (2015). Manias, panics and crashes : A history of financial crises. Palgrave.

Eichengreen, B. (2008). Globalizing Capital: A History of the International Monetary System. Princeton University Press.

Eichengreen, B. (2015). Hall of mirrors: The Great Depression, the great recession, and the uses-and misuses-of history. Oxford University Press.

Neal L. (2015). A concise history of international finance. Cambridge University Press.

Tooze, A. (2018). Crashed: how a decade of financial crises changed the world. Allen Lane. 

Exam (70%, duration: 2 minutes) in the summer exam period.
Project (30%, 3500 words) in the LT.

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