Financial markets WSE-EK-RF
The course addresses issues related to financial markets. Students acquire knowledge concerning the structure, instruments, and mechanisms of financial markets within the broader context of the financial system and the national economy.
Thematic modules:
Functioning of money – essence, functions, monetary policy – 8 hours
Financial system – essence, functions, structure – 8 hours
Financial markets – essence, structure, participants, instruments, mechanisms, regulations – 8 hours
Financial stability and security – financial safety net – 2 hours
Crisis and polycrisis – essence, opportunities, and threats – 4 hours
(in Polish) E-Learning
Term 2020/21_Z: (in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy | Term 2021/22_Z: (in Polish) E-Learning |
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Preliminary Requirements
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Learning outcomes
The graduate is familiar with selected recent scientific achievements related to economic theory and selected issues in applied economics.
The student acquires knowledge in the field of financial markets and understands their role in the functioning of the economy.
Assessment criteria
The condition for passing the course and obtaining a final grade is a positive grade from both the classes and the exam.
Written exam:
Duration: 50 minutes
5 questions
Descriptive (open-ended) answers
Active participation in lectures (attendance and engagement) may result in an increase of the final grade by 0.5.
Workload:
Participation in lectures: 30 hours
Participation in classes: 30 hours
Preparation of course materials: 30 hours
Study of source materials: 90 hours
30 hours = 1 ECTS credit
Bibliography
Core and supplementary literature:
K. Raczkowski, P. Komorowski (eds.), Polycrisis in the Global Economy and Economic Analysis, Routledge, 2025
W. Dębski, Financial Market and Its Mechanisms, PWN, 2014
A. Sławiński, Financial Markets, PWE, 2006
J. Czekaj, Financial Markets, Instruments and Institutions, PWN, 2009
K. Raczkowski, P. Komorowski, Macroeconomic Stability: Contemporary Problems of Risk Sharing, UKSW, 2023
P. Komorowski, Financial Security as a Function of the State: The Case of the COVID-19 Threat, International Journal of Legal Studies, 10(2), 2021
P. Komorowski, The Institutional Structure of a Financial System Safety Network as a Factor of Its Stability in Crisis Conditions, in: Economic Growth in Conditions of Globalization: Sustainable Development Models, Vol. II, 2017
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Term 2024/25_Z:
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Additional information
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