Course syllabus

Course overview

All rich countries have well developed financial systems and the importance of financial systems for growth is continuosly proved by empirical research.

At the same time, financial systems are recurrently plagued by crisis and financial actors are often criticised in the public debate for shorttermism and right-out greed. In other words, financial systems are the epitome of capitalism and to study them raises many central questions: Why are financial systems important? Why do financial crises occur? What kind of ideas and ideologies lies behind different forms of financial theorising and regulation? EFI255 Financial History (7.5 credits) offers the students the tools to analyse these questions.

Course Coordinator: Oskar Broberg

Semester Representatives: to be decided

Course Administrators: Heléne Larsson, Catherine Granath and Lisa Sutton (ep@handels.gu.se)

Course details

EFI255 Financial History (7.5 credits) is included in the fifth semester of the Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics for students majoring in financial economics. The course is also open to vistiting exchange students.

Course dates: 31 August - 30 September (quarter 1). Course registration in Ladok opens on 24 August.

Syllabus and reading list EFI255

Schedule EFI255 (preliminary until 14 days prior to course start)

Study guide EFI255 (available upon registration)

Assessment

The intended learning outcomes of the course are assessed through hand-in assignments (3 credits, including seminar participation) and an individual written exam (4.5 credits).

The hand-in assignments are carried out both individually and in groups, and are discussed in seminars where active participation is mandatory. 

Exam dates

Please note: Exam registration (sign-up) in Ladok is required for all exams. The registration deadline is 10 days prior to each exam date. You can find information regarding start time and location of the exam under the tab Examinations (Examinationstillfällen) on Ladok.  

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