Country Risk Analysis

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label Diverse autorenew 2025-09-29, 17:01 history_edu Ioana Dinescu
The world economy is quickly changing. While the US, many EU countries and Japan suffer from low or negative economic growth, various Emerging Markets and Developing Countries keep on recording (very) high growth rates. One of the consequences is that China has become the world's second-largest economy and some say it will take over the number one position of the US later this century.

However, history has shown us that realised growth cannot simply be assumed to continue in the future. Political instability, a foreign debt crisis, a banking sector collapse, government insolvency or a global economic downturn could swiftly reverse the growth prospects of a country. This raises the question how we can interpret economic and political developments, and the related structural qualities of a country.Students are encouraged to actively engage with the provided insights by writing a report that compares two countries.

The assignment includes the development of a small country risk model. To help students translate real-life events into an interpretative framework, the module also offers workshops about timely issues such natural resource dependence and popular uprisings (e.g. Arab Spring). Furthermore, guest speakers from multinational companies will explain how country risk affects their business.

Period
22-07-2013 - 02-08-2013 (2 weeks)

Target group
Student with affinity with economic data, trends and indicators; awareness of political situation in particular regions



Course aim
The module Country Risk Analysis teaches students how banks and rating agencies analyse and respond to economic and political trends in Emerging Markets and Developing Countries. How do they define different forms of risk? What indicators are included in their research? Why is it so difficult to model country risk?

Credits
4.0 ECTS credits

Course fee
EUR 700: Course + course materials

Course leader
Module convenor: L.A.S. van Efferink MA MPhil MSc

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