Said Business School MSc Financial Economics | Elective

Reading List

Reading Structure

The reading list is organized by part and session to match the module sequence. The complete bibliography and weekly reading assignments are distributed through Canvas.

Part-based organization Session-linked readings Full list on Canvas

Parts and Sessions

Module-aligned reading map

Part I: The Only Game in Town: Central Banking

  • Session 1: Central Bank Communication and the Role of Expectations
  • Session 2/3: High-frequency Analysis: News, Surprises and Financial Reactions
  • Session 3/4: Finance Meets Data Science: Extracting Information from Text

Empirical identification and communication-based transmission channels.

Part II: Dancing Together: Financial Globalisation, Risk Sharing, and Spillovers

  • Session 5: Financial Globalisation, Risk Sharing, and Spillovers

International linkages, synchronization, and shock propagation.

Part III: International Capital Mobility and Capital Controls

  • Session 6: International Capital Market Integration
  • Session 7: Capital Controls

Cross-border capital dynamics and policy interventions.

Part IV: Quantitative Easing, Quantitative Tightening, and Beyond

  • Session 8: Unconventional Monetary Policy

Balance-sheet policy tools and macro-financial spillovers.

Availability

This page provides the reading structure only. Full paper lists and any weekly updates remain on Canvas.