Deadline:
May 31, 2025
Program Starts: July 13, 2025
Program Ends: August 02, 2025
Location(s)
United Kingdom
Coventry
Overview
Focusing on the financial system and monetary policy, this course looks at key issues in the theory and practice of financial markets, banking, monetary policy and importantly their interaction and how this impacts the real world. The course will relate this to recent economic events which have reverberated worldwide. It is particularly suitable for students wishing to enter careers in financial markets or further study in this area.
The Money and Banking course will look at some key issues in the theory and practice of financial markets, monetary policy and banking and how their interactions affect the real world. The financial system has undergone many changes since the credit crunch and the Central Banks have had the unenviable task of stimulating the economy, encouraging lending, managing inflation and exchange rates.
This course will focus on the financial system and monetary policy in countries around the world and present an opportunity to discuss the financial institutions and monetary policies of different nations, evaluating their relative success in recovering from the financial crisis.
Details
The focus of the course will be the theory and practice of monetary policy institutions. Within this, the interaction between the financial system (in terms of its institutions and instruments) and the macroeconomy will be examined and there will be a strong practical and policy related element to the course.
The course will present an opportunity to discuss the financial institutions and monetary policies of different nations and evaluate their relative success in recovering from the financial crisis. A broad range of topics will be analysed, including how bank runs develop and a discussion of the financial crises in the US and the Eurozone and their different experiences. The course will also introduce the students to some of the state of the art methods applied in modern macroeconomics such as the new Keynesian models.
The following list includes the topics that will be covered:
- Money supply and the role of the banking sector
- Interest rates and rates of return
- The stock market and financial market efficiency
- Monetary policy and monetary rules
- New Keynesian macroeconomic models
- Financial crises and regulation
- The 2008’s financial crisis and monetary policy responses
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
This course is open to students who are studying or have previously studied Economics at University level. You should attach your most recent transcript or provide a screenshot of your modules from your student portal as evidence when you apply.
Students must be aged 18 or over by the time the Summer School commences and have a good understanding of the English language.
Dates
Deadline: May 31, 2025
Program starts:
July 13, 2025
Program ends:
August 02, 2025
Program Starts: July 13, 2025
Program Ends: August 02, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Warwick Summer School (tuition fee only)
- Student Rate* £2,460
- Standard Rate £3,300
- Application Fee (non-refundable) £50
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
