Public and International Finance

Individual assignment (50%) The task: You receive a European country by drawing. First, you have to critically analyse the exchange rate policy of the given country, describing its formation. You write down the approach of the different political players to the exchange rate policy. You have to identify the winners and the losers of the policy in the country. You are expected to name and analyse the situation of the concrete actors (industries, groups, interest or social groups) in the country. In the analysis you have to use, refer the materials we used in the course. Second, analyse the development of the country’s major economic financial indicators connected to the monetary-financial measures of the country since the 2008-2011 crisis. You are expected to identify and evaluate the reasons, connections and consequences of the different measures The importance of your research: We expect you to have completed a substantial amount of relevant research to support your analysis and findings.  As a guide, we would typically expect a well-researched piece of work to have consulted at least 10 different sources. References and Sources: You will be well aware of the business school’s rules on referencing and acknowledging sources.  Coursework which fails to meet these requirements may well be penalized or referred to the Academic Conduct Officer. Some guidance notes to this assignment: Word Limit: 4000 words +/-10%. The word limit excludes references. There is no allowance for words over the limit.