wir823 - International Finance and Exchange Rate Economics (Complete module description)

wir823 - International Finance and Exchange Rate Economics (Complete module description)

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Module label International Finance and Exchange Rate Economics
Modulkürzel wir823
Credit points 6.0 KP
Workload 180 h
Institute directory Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Business Administration and Business Education)
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls
  • kein Abschluss European Studies in Global Perspectives > Society, Economy and Politics
  • Master Applied Economics and Data Science (Master) > Economics
  • Master's Programme Business Administration, Economics and Law (Master) > Basismodule
  • Master's Programme Business Administration, Economics and Law (Master) > Schwerpunktmodule AFT - VWL
  • Master's Programme Business Administration, Economics and Law (Master) > Schwerpunkt "Transnational Economics and Law" (TEL) (MPO2020)
  • Master's Programme Business Administration, Economics and Law (Master) > Schwerpunkt "Volkswirtschaftslehre" (VWL) (MPO2020)
  • Master's programme Business Administration: Management and Law (Master) > Basismodule
  • Master's programme Business Administration: Management and Law (Master) > Schwerpunktmodule AFT - VWL
Zuständige Personen
  • Eppinger, Peter (module responsibility)
  • Eppinger, Peter (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Eppinger, Peter (Module counselling)
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module

After successful completion of this module, students

·         Know empirical facts about multinational firms and foreign direct investment

·         Understand different motives for multinational firm activity

·         Understand the trade-offs involved in firms’ integration vs. outsourcing decision

·         Are able to set up and solve models of multinational firms

·         Are able to obtain and analyze data on multinational firm activity

·        Know the current state of empirical evidence on various aspects of multinational firm activity
Module contents

The lecture covers the following topics:

·         Facts about multinational firms and foreign direct investment

·         Horizontal foreign direct investment

·         Vertical foreign direct investment

·         Integration vs. outsourcing

·         Effects of multinational activity in the source country

·         Effects of multinational activity in the host country

·         Innovation by multinational firms

·         Tax planning by multinational firms

In the seminar, we apply theoretical and empirical methods to analyze multinational firm activity and students present recent research on topical questions of multinational firm activity.
Literaturempfehlungen
  • Antràs, Pol (2015), Global Production: Firms, Contracts, and Trade Structure, Princeton University Press (selected chapters).
  • Barba Navaretti, Giorgio, and Anthony J. Venables (2006), Multinational Firms in the World Economy, Princeton University Press (selected chapters).
  • Further readings will be announced during the course.
Links

https://uol.de/p113972en 
Language of instruction English
Duration (semesters) 1 Semester
Module frequency jährlich
Module capacity unrestricted
Type of module je nach Studiengang Pflicht oder Wahlpflicht
Form of instruction Comment SWS Frequency Workload of compulsory attendance
Lecture 2 28
Seminar 2 28
Präsenzzeit Modul insgesamt 56 h
Examination Prüfungszeiten Type of examination
Final exam of module

During the semester

Portfolio: Short presentation and short exam