Das Seminar "Financial Development and Innovation in Developing Countries and Emerging Markets" findet im Wintersemester statt.
Instructor: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Volz, Taiki Murai
Date for Introductory Session: 10.10.2023, 11:15-12:45
Date for Seminar: 27.01.24, 08:00-18:30
Room: Seminarraum 7 (I 131)
Grading: Term Paper (Guidelines)
Topic Allocation: During the introductory session.
Deadline Term Paper: February 28th via Email to Taiki Murai.
Introduction: Slides.
Seminar Content and Learning Objectives
The seminar is part of the modul International Economics. The seminar covers important topics of past and present globalization and deglobalization.
Requirements and Evaluation
Students are required to attend one entire seminar, present their papers and actively participate in the discussions.
Seminar Topics
| Topics | |
|---|---|
1. | Discuss the extent to which the mobile banking and payment revolution has affected the lives of the poor. |
2. | Discuss how FinTech can improve access to finance and support development. |
3. | Discuss the growing importance of Islamic finance. Does it provide a serious alternative to conventional finance? |
| 4. | Discuss the reasons why an increasing number of financial authorities in developing and emerging economies have started to consider risks associated to climate change and environmental damage and promote sustainable finance. |
| 5. | Do ESG strategies hurt developing and emerging economies? |
| 6. | Discuss the merits and problems with “blended finance” as a means of scaling up infrastructure investment in developing and emerging economies. |
| 7. | Discuss the relevance of and the enabling factors for local currency bond market development in developing and emerging economies. |
| 8. | What is the role of national development banks in financing development in developing and emerging economies? |
9. | Discuss the impact of the global financial cycle on capital flows to developing and emerging economies. |
10. | Discuss the potential of state-contingent debt instruments such as GDP-linked bonds for better public debt management in developing and emerging economies. |
| 11. | Discuss the relevance of debt-for-climate/development swaps. |
12. | Has the microfinance revolution delivered on its promises? |
| 13. | What is inclusive green finance and why does it matter (or not)? |
| 14. | Discuss the potential of blockchain and tokenised securities for enhancing sustainable investment in developing and emerging economies. |
| 15. | Does Official Development Assistance matter in financing development? |
Seminar Dates
There will be an introductiory session to the seminars "Financial Development and Innovation in Developing Countries and Emerging Markets", and "Monetary Tightening and Global Financial Stability" on 10.10.2023 (11:15-12:45, Seminarraum SR4). Students will receive general information about the seminars, the term paper and the writing of academic papers.
| Date | Time |
| 0. | 10.10.2023 | 11:15 – 12:45 |
1. | 27.01.24 | 8:00 – 18:30 |