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Graduate Course
SoSe 13: The G-20, the IMF and reforms of the international financial system
Heribert Dieter
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After the recent financial crises, including the lasting debate on the future of the eurozone, there has been an intensive debate on the international financial architecture. The International Monetary Fund and the G-20 are key institutions in this discussion. The IMF, before the global financial crisis an institution lacking both customers and legitimacy, has experienced a renaissance since 2008. Today, the fund plays a key role in the Greek and Irish bailout as well as in the broader European Financial Stability Facility. The G-20, once created as a forum for ministers of finance, is seen by some observers as the key institution for providing global economic governance. However, after a bout of euphoria the G-20 appears to be increasingly unable to deliver. The following specific issues will be discussed in the seminar:
" The function of the IMF in the Bretton Woods regime
" The changing role of the IMF in the debt crises of the 1980s and 1990s
" Failed in Asia and Argentina: the policies of the IMF in previous crises
" New challenges: the IMF in the global financial crisis
" From G-8 to G-20
" The G-20 Summits - delivering substantial results?
" Divergence or convergence of interests in the G-20?
" The debate on current account imbalances
" Options for reform - What could be done to make future crises less likely and less damaging?
" Will the eurozone split up?
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13 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Thu, 2013-04-11 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2013-04-18 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2013-04-25 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2013-05-02 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2013-05-16 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2013-05-23 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2013-05-30 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2013-06-06 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2013-06-13 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2013-06-20 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2013-06-27 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2013-07-04 08:30 - 10:00
Thu, 2013-07-11 08:30 - 10:00