Changes in International Economics and Finance

Target group

Students with interest and basic knowledge in Global Economics, International Finance, Economic Policy and Markets.

Objectives

By the end of the course the students will have a better understanding of new trends in global Economics and Finance and the corresponding changes of the socio-economic, financial, entrepreneurial and technological environments in a global, regional and intercultural context and be able to evaluate the dynamic of change in this fields.

Contents

• Cultural Change and Intercultural Management
• Mega-Trends in the Global Economy
• New aspects on International Trade and Investment
• Forms of Capitalism and their influence on Economic Policy and Business
• Multilateralism versus Bilateralism in the World Economy
• Emergence of Regional Economic Integrations
• Monetary and Currency Policies in an international comparison
• Competition, Competitive Strategies and gaining Competitive Advantages
• Internationalization strategies of international and multinational companies
• Environmental Economics
• Internet Economics
• Stock Exchange in EU, USA, Japan and China
• Asset Markets, Money, Prices and Capital Formation
• Going Public – IPO
• Towards digital enterprise - Information Technology as an agent of change
• Organization and Technology in the networked enterprise

Lecturers

Learning Methods

• Lectures and group discussions
• Case studies, project work in teams based on the method of problem based learning
• Site visits

Credit points

3 ECTS for 90 contact hours in two weeks + Certificate.