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Root number
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101266 |
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Semester
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HS2025 |
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Type of course
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Lecture |
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Allocation to subject
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Economics |
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Type of exam
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not defined |
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Banking Theory |
| Description |
*** IMPORTANT ***
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Banks are central to the functioning of modern economies. They are among the most heavily regulated institutions, yet many recent crises—whether in Switzerland or elsewhere—have their roots in the banking sector. What should we make of this? Does it suggest that regulation is failing? Perhaps. But it also raises a deeper question: what if financial crises are not necessarily signs of market failure but are, under some circumstances, socially optimal? Without a well-defined model of banking, we are ill-equipped to answer such questions. The aim of this course is to develop the tools and frameworks needed to rigorously think about what banks do, why they exist, and how they ought to be regulated. We proceed by carefully building a baseline model of banking—deliberately simple, yet rich enough to capture key mechanisms. By the end of the course, students should be able to extend this model in meaningful ways and begin to ask their own research questions in this area.
Language: English
Credits: 3 SWS / 4.5 ECTS
Evaluation: take home exam: 15.01.2026
Lectures: Wednesdays, 14.15 - 17.00h, tba |
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ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course)
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No registration/deregistration in CTS (Admission in ILIAS possible).
ILIAS
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| Lecturers |
Prof. Dr.
Cyril Monnet, Department of Economics ✉
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ECTS
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4.5 |
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Recognition as optional course possible
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No |
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Grading
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1 to 6 |
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| Dates |
Wednesday 14:15-17:00 Weekly
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Thursday 15/1/2026 00:05-23:55
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