Development Finance

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

The course will familiarize students with the major issues of global finance that have a direct impact on development and development prospects. It will prepare students to grasp the issues and challenges of the international financial system and familiarize them with key issues, concepts and vocabulary that have a direct bearing on developing countries. The course is a combination of lectures and discussion with a heavy emphasis on outside speakers who are or have been at the center of global financial decisions and led the design and implementation of subsequent initiatives. The class will draw on scholarly articles, business case studies and articles from leading financial publications.