Financial institutions, international finance and risk management

The course is mainly designed to provide students with a knowledge of the most important problems involved in the European economic integration process. In particular, students should gain an ability to understand: - the main factors explaining economic performance of the EU in terms of macroeconomic stability, cohesion and growth; - the threat to the sustainability of the ‘European model’ coming from developments in demography, technological progress and globalization; - the implications of the EU enlargement for both the old Member States and the new ones. - Acquired knowledge is mainly finalized to give a student the skill to understand the targets, the content and the effects of the economic policy decisions undertaken at different levels by EU policy makers. Such skill is mainly functional to those who aim to operate successfully: - - within EU institutions; - - within government institutions and economic research centres; - - within companies and firms operating in an international sphere.