Syllabus
Registration via LPIS
| Day | Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10/08/18 | 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM | TC.3.01 |
| Monday | 10/15/18 | 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM | TC.2.03 |
| Monday | 10/29/18 | 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM | EA.6.032 |
| Monday | 11/05/18 | 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM | EA.6.032 |
| Monday | 11/12/18 | 11:00 AM - 01:30 PM | TC.4.01 |
| Monday | 11/19/18 | 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM | TC.4.27 |
| Monday | 11/26/18 | 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM | TC.3.01 |
| Monday | 12/03/18 | 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM | TC.3.01 |
| Monday | 12/10/18 | 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM | TC.3.01 |
| Monday | 12/17/18 | 11:30 AM - 01:30 PM | D5.0.002 |
| Monday | 01/14/19 | 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM | TC.3.01 |
| Monday | 01/21/19 | 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM | TC.3.01 |
The course “Privatization of Firms and Banks and European Integration” focuses on privatization and European integration with a special emphasis on countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The introductory part of the course gives an overview over state-owned enterprises, financial sector and economic performance in CEE before 1990 to present background on transition. The basic part covers the transition to a market economy since 1990 focusing on: (i) determinants of privatization of non-financial firms and the role of the European transnational companies; (ii) corporate governance structures of privatized firms and their effects on economic performance (investment, profitability and the like); (iii) European banking groups-led privatization of banks in CEE; (iv) recent challenges.
The course enables students to understand: (1) the key economic problems of state-owned enterprises and financial sector in CEE before transition, (2) the policies for commercialization and privatization of state-owned firms, (3) the convergence (divergence) patterns of ownership change in the New EU Member States, (4) the effects of ownership structures on performance, (5) recent challenges in the CEE.
The course shall discuss variety of theories,empirical evidence and policy debates.
If you have a valid registration to the lecture, but will notparticipate, please unregister during the registration period of LPIS. Yourplace will be available for other students.
During the registration period free positions are filled according to the"first-come, first-served“ principle.
After the end of the registration period students on the waiting list will beregistered to the lecture based on their progress in their studies. Noregistration to the lecture can be guaranteed. Any vacant seats in the classeswill only be allocated through the waiting list - neither via email nor byphone nor in the 1st course session.
attendance is mandatory; missing twice is maximum permissible
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