Questions for the diploma exam
Second cycle MA studies
in Economics
Corporate Finance
1. The main entities of an economic system and their functions
2. The components of Gross Domestic Product
3. Business cycle and its phases
4. The idea of business cycle automatic stabilizers
5. State discretionary financial policy
6. The concept of public expenditure multiplier
7. Money supply and its determinants
8. The main characteristics of money
9. The main theories of demand for money
10. Different concepts of monetary aggregates
11. The concept of money multiplier
12. The economic significance of money savings
13. The concept of the IS-LM model
14. The concept of the IS-LM-BP model
15. The concept of the IS-LM-BP model and the use of particular tools
16. The structure of a modern banking system
17. International monetary and financial system
18. The basic instruments of monetary policy
19. The concept of central bank independence
20. Delays in government financial policies
21. The role of banks in the functioning of an economy
22. Inflation - its types and effects
23.Deflation and its effects
24. Transmission mechanism of monetary policy – its impact on real economy
25. Inflation-based and other budget deficit financing methods
26. The classification of financial intermediaries
27. Exchange rate systems
28. The structure of the balance of payments
29. The concept and functions of business insurance
30. The types of risk in business activities
31. The assumptions of the currency area
32. The European Central Bank – role and function
33. The major international financial institutions and their characteristics
34. The types of fiscal policy
35. Tax harmonization vs tax competition
36. The concept of public debt neutrality
37. The notion of fiscal stringency and its measures
38. State financial policy – its objectives and instruments
39. A contemporary company’s objectives
40. Company valuation methods
41. A company’s organizational and legal framework
42. Public finance and its functions
43. The characteristics of modern taxation systems
44. The stock exchange and its functions
45. Regulations in state budgetary policies
46. Global economy and its characteristics
47. The state’s decreasing role in the economy
48. Transnational corporations and their role in today’s economy
49. International organizations and their role in today’s economy
50. Global trade – the evolution of the system and its characteristics
