Research Seminar in Financial Markets

  • Credits: 3
  • Ending: Examination
  • Range: 2C
  • Semester: winter
  • Year: 2
  • Faculty of Economics and Finance

Teachers

Included in study programs

Financial Markets and Investing

Teaching results

After studying this module, students should be able to:
Knowledge:
- understand the historical background, context and trends in financial market research
- understand the benefits and importance of financial market research for practice
Competences:
- prepare a research proposal in the field of financial markets
- include the evidences of prior research in decision-making
Skills:
- formulate own research hypotheses in the field of financial markets
- identify and apply relevant research methods in the field of financial markets
- interpret and present the own research results in the field of financial markets

Indicative content

The course focuses on the research in the field of financial markets including theoretical review of the prior research as well as training in research methodology. Seminars are held in active form, where students after studying literature and research methodology have to prepare their own research proposal in the field of financial markets. The emphasis is also placed on the applicability of research in practice and interpretation ad presentation of research results.

Support literature

Greenwood, J., & Smith, B. D. (1997). Financial markets in development, and the development of financial markets. Journal of Economic dynamics and control, 21(1), 145-181.
BUMANN, Silke; HERMES, Niels; LENSINK, Robert. Financial liberalization and economic growth: A meta-analysis. Journal of International Money and Finance, 2013, 33: 255-281.
OUTREVILLE, J. François. The relationship between insurance and economic development: 85 empirical papers for a review of the literature. Risk Management and Insurance Review, 2013, 16.1: 71-122.
CIPRIANI, Marco; GUARINO, Antonio. Herd behavior in financial markets: an experiment with financial market professionals. Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7.1: 206-233.
CRESWELL, John W. Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2003, xxvi, 246 s. ISBN 0-7619-2442-6.
STAROŇOVÁ, Katarína. Vedecké písanie: ako písať akademické a vedecké texty. Martin: Vydavateľstvo Osveta, 2011, 248 s. ISBN 978-80-8063-359-2.
KUMAR, Ranjit. Research methodology: a step-by-step guide for beginners. 2nd ed. London: SAGE Publications, [2005], 332 s. ISBN 1-4129-1194-X.
OCHRANA, František. Metodologie vědy: úvod do problému. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze. Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2010, 156 s. ISBN 978-80-246-1609-4.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to research in the field of financial markets 2. Historical background and context of the research in the field of financial markets 3. Current and modern research trends in the field of financial markets 4. Research methods used in the field of financial markets (quantitative and qualitative analysis) 5. Research methods used in financial markets (economic experiments) 6. Data sources for research in the field of financial markets 7. Formulation of research hypotheses for own research in the field of financial markets 8. Ethics of scientific research 9. Citation and work with scientific and professional literature 10. Practical applicability of research results 11. Appropriate research methods in own research 12. Preparation of own research study 13. Interpretation and presentation of the results of own research study

Requirements to complete the course

40 % active form of teaching, 60 % colloquium

Date of approval: 13.03.2024

Date of the latest change: 06.04.2021