Macro Economics and Global Financial Markets
Ilian Mihov

Objective
Macro Economics and Global Financial Markets will provide participants with an understanding of the fundamental macroeconomic factors that influence global financial markets as well as the operations of non-financial firms.

The goal of the program is to create a coherent framework for understanding the macroeconomic environment and to provide a consistent interpretation of the role of economic growth, business cycles, exchange rates, inflation, fiscal and monetary policy in shaping the dynamics of global financial markets and corporations.

Key benefits
This program will help you:

  • Understand the current macroeconomic environment within a coherent framework
  • Improve your understanding of long-term economic trends that reshape the landscape of the global economy
  • Grasp the linkages between macroeconomic dynamics and financial markets
  • Understand the factors behind currency and financial crises in developing and developed countries
  • Decipher the motivation and the actions of policy-makers

Accreditations
Amsterdam Institute of Finance is registered with CFA Institute as an Approved Provider of continuing education programs. This program is eligible for 18 CE credit hours as granted by CFA Institute. If you are a CFA Institute member, CE credit for your attendance at this event will be automatically recorded in your CE Diary.

Who should attend?
Macro Economics and Global Financial Markets is applicable to participants that come from a broad range of disciplines in finance, corporate and strategic planning, advisory work, and financial regulatory bodies.

Faculty
Ilian Mihov is Professor of Economics, Dean of Research, and the Novartis Chair of Management and Environment at INSEAD. His teaching and research interests focus on monetary policy and long-term economic growth. He is a multiple winner of the Outstanding Teacher Award at INSEAD.

For information about admission, please see our Practical Information.

Program Content

Day 1

Understanding Macro Economic Variables and Long Term Performance

  1. Measuring economic activity and macroeconomic performance
  2. Financial flows - savings, investments and the role of interest rates
  3. Shifts in world economic powers, capital and trade flows, balance of payments
  4. Strategies for growth
  5. Productivity and the role of technology

Day 2

Money and Inflation, Business Cycles, Monetary Policy

  1. Money and inflation
  2. Role of the banking sector
  3. Business cycles: recession and recovery
  4. Monetary policy, government and central banks

Day 3

Macroeconomics and Financial Markets. The Current Economic Crisis

  1. Stock and bond markets
  2. Exchange rates
  3. Currency areas and currency crises
  4. The current economic crisis
  5. Potential scenarios for the world economy


Dates & Fees

New dates
November 15 - 17, 2010


€ 3,450
 
(AIF programs are not subject to VAT)