Economics - Monetary Policy and Banking

The Economics - Monetary Policy and Banking program of the University of Amsterdam focuses on how monetary policy attempts to mitigate the risks of the financial economy. This track is one of the seven tracks you can opt for in our Master's in Economics.

The Economics - Monetary Policy and Banking program of the University of Amsterdam provides you with an understanding of how monetary policy and financial institutions affect economic performance. But also on how economic models can be used in the current policy debate.

After finishing this track you will be able to contribute your knowledge and input in the debates that shape continental central banking institutions and share your own academic views on them.

Why choose the Monetary Policy and Banking track?

• Beside the 3 general courses of the MSc Economics in your curriculum, you will have 4 courses, addressing urgent problems in the Euro zone, such as international financial supervision, microfinance, bank-runs and systemic risk, and taxation of financial institutions.

• You will be lectured by professors and experts working in a wide range of economic organisations and fields. Therefore, you have access to up-to-date cases and learnings from the field of monetary policy and banking.

• After graduation, you have an excellent job prospect at e.g. commercial or national banks, or consultancies with international focus.

Career:

Our 1-year MSc Economics offers you excellent career prospects. Economic researcher or expert is currently one of the highest valued professions on the labour market.

Our MSc Economics graduates can be found inpositions as researchers and experts in:

• international organisations (IMF, World Bank, OECD, ECB);
• ministries,government agencies (min.of finance and economic affairs, economic forecasting agencies, competition authorities);
• employer and employee organisations, consumer organisations, environmental organisations;
• (central) banks;
• multinational corporations.

Courses include:

• Monetary Theory

• International Finance

• Financial Institutions & Banking

• Public Finance & Fiscal Policy

• Economic Growth

• Financial Regulation