Banking Laboratory - Department of Banking and Financial Management

6th or 8th Εξάμηνο

Finance Lab

Ακαδημαϊκό Έτος 2025-26

Με Μια Ματιά

Κωδικός Μαθήματος

ΧΡΕΤΡ01

Τύπος Μαθήματος

Elective

Γλώσσα Διδασκαλίας

Greek

Το μάθημα προσφέρεται σε φοιτητές Erasmus;

Τρόπος Παράδοσης

Face-to-face

Χρήση Τεχνολογιών Πληροφορίας και Επικοινωνιών

Laboratory education

Αυτοτελείς Διδακτικές Δραστηριότητεσ

Τύπος

Lectures

Εβδομαδιαίες Ώρες

Μονάδες ECTS

7,5

Περιγράμματα Σπουδών

Συνδεσμοι

Αξιολόγηση Φοιτητών

Students will be assessed through a written exam, a working assignment and participation in the case studies.

Μαθησιακά Αποτελέσματα

After completing the teaching cycle of the course, students will be able to:

Understand the concept of the institutional framework (e.g., supervisory authorities) and its role in a country’s financial system.
Understand the relationship between democracy and economic growth.
Understand the causes and economic effects of corruption in a country’s financial system.
Understand the impact of modern finance on the economy.
To understand the theory of business cycles.
Understand the impact of competition policy on economic development.
Finally, combining all the above, they should be able to understand the motivations, dilemmas and strategic choices of all those involved in the banking system.

Γενικές Ικανότητες

Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies
Decision making
Autonomous working assignment
Grouped working assignment and case studies

Περιεχόμενο Μαθήματος

The role of the banking system on the economic development of a country.
Money supply and demand as well as their connection to the economic development.
Analysis of the relationship between institutions and the financial system. Case studies of countries (e.g., developed and developing economies) with strong and weak institutions.
Relationship between democracy and economic growth.
Analysis of corruption in the financial system and its impact on a country’s economy. Critical thinking and suggestions for dealing with the phenomenon.
Impact of modern finance on economic growth. Case Study – Cryptocurrencies.
Introduction to the business cycles theory.
Business Cycles Synchronization.
Effect of competition policy on economic development.

Βιβλιογραφία

Acemoglu, D. and Robinson, J. A. (2013). Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. Crown Publishing Group.
Bahoo, S. (2020). Corruption in banks: A bibliometric review and agenda, Finance Research Letters, 35, 101499.
Degiannakis, S., Duffy, D. and Filis, G. (2014). Business Cycle Synchronization in EU: A Time-Varying Approach. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 61 (4), 348-370.
Gerring, J., Bond, P., Barndt, W. T. and Moreno, C. (2005). Democracy and Economic Growth: A Historical Perspective. World Politics, 57(3), 323–364.
Mankiw, N.G. (1989). Real Business Cycles: A New Keynesian Perspective. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 3(3), 79-90.
Miller, S. (2018). The Global Banking Sector: Corruption, Institutional Purpose and Economic Justice. Business & Professional Ethics Journal, 37(1), 13–44.
Papaioannou, E. and Siourounis, G. (2008). Democratisation and Growth. The Economic Journal, 118(532), 1520–1551.
Przeworski, A., Alvarez, M. E., Cheibub, J. A. and Limongi, F. (2000). Democracy and Development: Political Institutions and Well-Being in the World, 1950–1990. Cambridge University Press.
Shy, O. (2001). The Economics of Network Industries. Cambridge University Press.