Seminar Description
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Summer Term
General Characteristics Title Seminar Money and International Finance Reference number 272027 Semester Summer Term 2023 When is it offered Summer General topic Monetary policy regimes and instruments
Target group BSc WiWi PO 2017: Skill area VWL
Amount of places 20 Language English (Literature in English, seminar paper and presentations in English) Event place internal seminar Practice partner Bundesbank Hauptverwaltung in Bremen, Niedersachsen und Sachsen-Anhalt, Georgsplatz 5, 30159 Hannover
Event cycle Block Event When do you have to write the paper during the semester Requirements and Support Objective Academic working, deepening of your knowledge about monetary policy and exchange rate regimes Previous knowledge Previous courses in Macroeconomics and Money, Currency and Financial Markets is recommended Supportive courses regarding the academic working style Online materials
Formal requirements To be determined within the framework of the information on scientific work at the beginning of the course General literature Starting literature will be provided in the kick-off meeting Starting literature available Yes Methods Literature work, possibly easy statistical analysis Used software None Recommended word processing software LATEX or MS Word Word scope of the term paper 12 Meeting to discuss your papers structure Min. 1, max. 3 Grade weights Participation is required, participation in discussion [5%], presentation [25%], seminar paper (individually) [70%] Examiner Prof. Dr. Lena Dräger Persons in charge Dr. Giang Nghiem, MSc Ami Dalloul Group Work and Choice of Topics Group Work for the presentations, if several students work on the same topic Students per group 1-2 How are groups allocated Preferences Topics 1. The role of central bank communication
a) Impact on the formation of household expectations
b) Impact on the anchoring of inflation expectations
2. Inflation expectations and household consumption decisions
3. Monetary policy in emerging markets (except China)
4. Monetary policy in China
5. Currency boards as a monetary policy system
a) Example Estonia
b) Example Hong Kong
c) Example Argentina
6. Optimum currency areas
a) Example Eurozone
b) Example Southeast Asia
How are topics allocated Preferences, possibly lottery Pre-Registration Webformular (will be activated) Schedule Pre-Registration 10.-14. April 2023 via Webformular Kick-Off Meeting Th, 27. April 2023, room 063 (1501), 12.45 Uhr-14.15 Uhr. Participation is mandatory.
Choice of topics During the kick-off meeting Binding registration During the kick-off meeting Starting point Day of kick-off meeting Paper due Wed, 05. July, until 12 pm, via E-Mail to sekretariat@gif.uni-hannover.de Presentations due Two days prior to presentation day via E-Mail Presentation day Th, 08 June 2023, 9 a.m. Time and room to be announced
