Collège Universitaire Campus de Poitiers Amérique latine, Espagne, Portugal 2009-2010 : Semestre de printemps INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Philippe NOREL Introduction: Definitions and concepts Financial institutions and the national economy Main concepts in Finance The world liberalisation of capital movements First part: International Monetary Economics I – Foreign Exchange Market, Arbitrage, Speculation • Covered interest rate parity • Foreign exchange position and hedging techniques • Foreign exchange options II – Foreign Exchange main relations • Uncovered interest rate parity • Purchasing power parity • Real interest rates parity III – Short term exchange rate • Foreign Exchange market short term equilibrium • The monetary determinants of exchange rates • Overshooting phenomena IV – Long term exchange rate • The limits to Purchasing power parity • Meaning and uses of real exchange rates. Second part: International Financial Economics V – International Financial Integration - Theory and History • What is International Financial Integration? • The Feldstein-Horioka puzzle • The “xenomarkets” historical influence VI – Financial Globalisation • Capital flows within the balances of payments • Three qualitative reforms • The main causes of financial globalisation VII – International Financial Crises • The Thailand case : liberalisation, nominal anchor and ...