2025
International Financial Economics
Name: International Financial Economics
Code: ECN11911M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Economy
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Presentation
Learning objectives: developing knowledge on the theoretically framework and the practical procedures that allow profiting with and hedging against foreign exchange risk.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
The movements of economic and financial liberalization of the second half of the twentieth century have
resulted in a considerable increase in the volume of international transactions and have promoted the
modernization of global financial markets and the sophistication of the instruments that are traded in them.
These phenomena, which accompanied and deepened the level of international financial integration, helped to
increase the complexity of decision making of individuals and institutions, concerning the application of
savings and the identification of sources of funding. The goal of this course is to provide students with the
knowledge that allows a theoretically appraisal of these new trends and an assessment of the impact of
international economic policies on the allocation of financial capital.
resulted in a considerable increase in the volume of international transactions and have promoted the
modernization of global financial markets and the sophistication of the instruments that are traded in them.
These phenomena, which accompanied and deepened the level of international financial integration, helped to
increase the complexity of decision making of individuals and institutions, concerning the application of
savings and the identification of sources of funding. The goal of this course is to provide students with the
knowledge that allows a theoretically appraisal of these new trends and an assessment of the impact of
international economic policies on the allocation of financial capital.
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Historical aspects and the current context of international finance
3 International financial flows and the balance of payments
4 The foreign exchange market
5 Theories of foreign exchange determination
6 Techniques of foreign exchange forecasting
7 International investments
8 Financial crises
2 Historical aspects and the current context of international finance
3 International financial flows and the balance of payments
4 The foreign exchange market
5 Theories of foreign exchange determination
6 Techniques of foreign exchange forecasting
7 International investments
8 Financial crises
Teaching Methods
The classes will consist of contents exposition and 'case studies' assessment. Some sessions will also be
devoted to the monitoring, presentation and discussion of the progress reports on the research paper students
produce during the semester.
Evaluation: The final grade is a combination of marks obtained in a written test (60%) and on a research paper
(40%).
devoted to the monitoring, presentation and discussion of the progress reports on the research paper students
produce during the semester.
Evaluation: The final grade is a combination of marks obtained in a written test (60%) and on a research paper
(40%).
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