Posted: September 16th, 2017

EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE

EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE

INSTRUCTIONS
Prepare a 2500 words group-based essay addressing ONE of the questions below.  Where the question is split into two parts, the maximum world length for both parts should be 2500 words. This amounts to 1250 words for each part (as the percentage mark is 50%).

You must share the workload equally in your group and exchange information and ideas based on your reading of the relevant literature (e.g. articles, textbooks, etc.) before writing the report.  Once written, each should proof-read the report and make corrections before submitting.

Up to 4 persons maximum per group.

Question 1
(a)    Examine the main features of a repressed financial system caused by the government’s attempt to reduce national debt.                              (50%)
(b)    “Financial liberalisation yields short-term pain but long-term gain”.  Discuss critically.                                                (50%)
Question 2
(a)    “Successful privatisation requires more than just a wholesale divestment of state-owned enterprises”. Analyse this statement with reference to the experience of a post-communist transition economy.      (50%)
(b)    Compare and contrast the roles of firm specific and institutional factors in explaining the successful performance of privatised enterprises across the world.     (50%)

Question 3
“Effective financial intermediation requires a functioning market economy supported by sound legal system and transparency of information”.  Discuss with reference to specific problems in emerging market economies.                        (100%)

Question 4
(a)    Analyse the main causes of high inflation in developing economies?        (50%)
(b)    Assess how monetary policy and exchange rate policies can be used to maintain a target of low inflation and currency stability in emerging markets?            (50%)

Question 5
(a)    Evaluate the roles of liquidity risk and deposit insurance in contributing to bank failures.
(50%)
(b)    Assess the importance of regulatory and institutional reforms in contributing to greater financial stability and integration in emerging markets?                (50%)

Question 6
(a)    Explain the mechanism through which a financial crisis may result from excessive capital flows associated with financial liberalisation.                    (50%)
(b)    Assess the extent to which market and regulatory failures have been responsible for the severity of financial crises in emerging markets?                (50%)

Submission
The assignment must be submitted online through Turnitin on the module website by 23.55pm on Friday 27 March 2015.

Please submit an electronic copy of your assignment via the module web (one copy per group only). Further instructions on group submission will be provided on moodle.

Students MUST submit an electronic copy of their assignment through turnitin which will be used to enable checks to be made using anti-plagiarism software and approved plagiarism checking websites.

Learning Outcomes – This assignment assesses your ability to:
1.    Identify key issues and concepts that explain why emerging financial markets behave differently from developed financial markets.
2.    Evaluate the key drivers and impediments of financial integration in emerging markets,
3.    Analyse the economic and legal foundations associated with the design and regulation of financial systems in emerging markets
4.    Evaluate the key strategies associated with the management of risks in financial development

Assessment Criteria
•    Background research – offering evidence of relevant information obtained for the report
•    Structure and presentation of report – offering evidence of information being categorized in a logical sequence, or using an appropriate framework for analysis
•    Depth of analysis – showing evidence of critical judgment, discussion and synthesis
•    Appropriate use of data, figures or diagrams – you should relate them to your analysis
•    Accuracy of references and sufficiently detailed bibliography

Return of Marked Coursework
Feedback on the marked coursework work will be available online after all marks have been recorded.  You can expect to have marked work returned to you within approximately 3 weeks after the submission date.

PLAGIARISM WARNING! – Assignments should not be copied in part or in whole from any other source, except for any marked up quotations, that clearly distinguish what has been quoted from your own work. All references used must be given, and the specific page number used should also be given for any direct quotations, which should be in inverted commas. Students found copying from the internet or other sources will get zero marks and may be excluded from the university.

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