BUSI41A15: INTERNATIONAL FINANCE (FT)

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• To provide a rigorous grounding in the theory and applications of international finance, including exchange rate theory and a thorough analysis of the most important issues in risk sharing across international financial markets. Both theoretical and applied aspects of international finance are examined.

• Basic Issues in Exchange Rate Economics.
• Purchasing Power Parity (PPP).
• Models of exchange rate determination.
• Exchange Rates and Macroeconomic Policy.
• Optimal International Portfolio Construction.
• International Portfolio Diversification.
• Asset Pricing and International CCAPM (Consumption-based Capital Asset Pricing Model).

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• By the end of this module, students will have:
• acquired advanced knowledge and understanding of essential components of modern international finance theory and associated current literature.

Subject-specific Skills:

• By the end of this module, students will have:
• had the opportunity to apply problem solving and analytical skills to issues in international finance;
• had the opportunity to practise the application of concepts in international finance theory to applied issues.

Key Skills:

• Learning outcomes will be met through a combination of lectures, groupwork, case studies and discussion, supported by guided reading. The written assignment will test students' understanding of relevant concepts and their ability to apply and interpret what they have learned to the analysis of a particular issue in depth.

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