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Overview
Key facts
Exploring these topics informs our understanding of current global financial markets. During London School of Economics and Political Science's inancial Markets and the Global Economy - The History of Bubbles, Crashes and Inflations course, you will be asked to engage with these important topics and more, participating in lively discussion between your peers and faculty.
Covering the two waves of financial globalisation (1880-1914 and 1980-2008), as well as the de-globalisation of finance after the Great Depression, this course unpacks some of the most significant questions in Economic History. As a result, you will be introduced to the long run evolution of financial markets and to the history of monetary policy and financial crises.Looking through the lens of history, this course will develop your critical thinking and analysis skills. By engaging with the material, you will take away a strong understanding of how institutional and political factors shape the process of financial globalisation and of how the structure of the international monetary system affects the conduct of monetary policy and the response to financial crises.Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Stock market integration and stock market crashes before 1800
- The gold standard and financial globalisation before WWII
- WWI financial instability, hyperinflation and the reconstruction of the gold standard
- The 1929 stock market crash and 1931 global financial crisis
- Monetary policy and the Great Depression of the 1930s
- Banking panics in the United States during the 1930s
- Financial crises in Latin America between 1980-2001
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
English
Credits
7 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Economics History View 89 other Short Courses in History in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
This course is suitable if you want to gain a nuanced understanding of money and financial markets through a historical approach. It is also highly relevant to financial market practitioners and policy makers interested in acquiring a long run perspective on current hot issues in money, banking and finance. If you are pursuing a career in policy development, research and government you should consider taking this course.
Tuition Fee
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International
2950 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2950 GBP for the full programme during 3 days. -
National
2950 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2950 GBP for the full programme during 3 days.
- Student rate: £2,950
- Standard rate: £3,950
Living costs for London
1137 - 2157 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
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