Kenneth W. Dam : Courses and Seminars
International Finance
LAWS 48901
Today the volume of international financial flows far exceeds the volume of international trade. This mini-course addresses the international regulatory aspects of U. S. domestic banking and security markets and contrasts them with foreign markets. The focus is on U.S., European, and other regulatory systems and the role of international financial institutions. In addition to introductory material on U.S. banking and securities regulation, foreign exchange markets, and the growth of Eurocurrency markets, two particularly current topics will be addressed: (1) international regulatory aspects of the recent international financial crisis and (2) changes in U.S. law made or under consideration to respond to that crisis. Special attention will be paid to the "Euro problem" and to Chinese financial markets.
This course is intended to complement, rather than substitute for, courses in U.S. securities and banking regulation, but this course does not assume that students have taken those other courses.
The student's grade will be based on a take-home exam and class participation.
This mini course meets for the first four weeks of the quarter.
A vote will be taken on the first day of class to determine when the take-home final will be given.
Winter 2013
Kenneth W. Dam
