Establishment
Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
This course occurs in the following program(s)
IESEG Degree - Programme Grande École
- Crédits ECTS: 2.00
Training officer(s)
M.PICAULT
Stakeholder(s)
Matthieu PICAULT
Présentation
Prerequisite
Bachelor level knowledge of Macroeconomics.
Bachelor level knowledge of Econometrics and Finance.
Bachelor level knowledge of Econometrics and Finance.
Goal
The purpose of this course is to give students the ability to understand central banks behavior and the effects of their policies on financial markets. After a review of the macroeconomic importance of monetary policy, students will learn the implementation of monetary policy through conventional and unconventional instruments. They will study the impact of such decisions on different market segments such as FX market, money market, sovereign bonds and equity markets.
At the end of the class, students must be able to:
-Explain the functioning of monetary policy and its implementation through different conventional and unconventional instruments.
-Study the relation between the macroeconomic outlook and the monetary policy stance and forecast key interest rates.
-Understand the implication of monetary policy decisions and communications for asset prices (stocks, bonds and exchange rates).
At the end of the class, students must be able to:
-Explain the functioning of monetary policy and its implementation through different conventional and unconventional instruments.
-Study the relation between the macroeconomic outlook and the monetary policy stance and forecast key interest rates.
-Understand the implication of monetary policy decisions and communications for asset prices (stocks, bonds and exchange rates).
Presentation
Session 1 : Introduction and the objectives of monetary policy.
Session 2 : Monetary policy standard and non-standard instruments.
Session 3 : The asset prices transmission channel.
Session 4 : Understanding the central bank communication.
Session 2 : Monetary policy standard and non-standard instruments.
Session 3 : The asset prices transmission channel.
Session 4 : Understanding the central bank communication.
Modalités
Organization
Type | Amount of time | Comment | |
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Présentiel | |||
Cours interactif | 16,00 | ||
Travail personnel | |||
Group Project | 15,00 | ||
Individual Project | 10,00 | ||
Charge de travail personnel indicative | 10,00 | ||
Overall student workload | 51,00 |
Evaluation
The evaluation system is based on two projects. On conducted during the course and one at the end of the course.
Control type | Duration | Amount | Weighting |
---|---|---|---|
Autres | |||
Projet Collectif | 0,00 | 1 | 50,00 |
Projet Individuel | 0,00 | 1 | 50,00 |
TOTAL | 100,00 |
Ressources
Bibliography
The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets, Mishkin, Frederic S, Pearsoon (any edition) -
Mishkin, Frederic S. The channels of monetary transmission: lessons for monetary policy. National Bureau of Economic Research, 1996. -
Blinder, A. S., Ehrmann, M., Fratzscher, M., De Haan, J., & Jansen, D. J. (2008). Central Bank Communication and Monetary Policy: A Survey of Theory and Evidence. Journal of Economic Literature, 46(4), 910-45. -
Mishkin, Frederic S. The channels of monetary transmission: lessons for monetary policy. National Bureau of Economic Research, 1996. -
Blinder, A. S., Ehrmann, M., Fratzscher, M., De Haan, J., & Jansen, D. J. (2008). Central Bank Communication and Monetary Policy: A Survey of Theory and Evidence. Journal of Economic Literature, 46(4), 910-45. -
Internet resources