ECON552 International Finance

 

The course looks at aggregate international economic variables and shows how they interact with domestic aggregate variables. The variables of concern in a standard macro class include exchange rates, aggregate exports and imports, trade balances, current account and capital account balances, and the balance of payments.
Evaluation:

• Reading and analysis, 20 points
• Exam  20 points
• Research paper, 20%
• Final Exam, 40 points

The main issues the course will cover include,

	- National Income and the Balance of Payments Accounts
	- Trade Imbalances
	- Foreign Exchange Markets
	- Interest Rate Parity
	- Purchasing Power Parity
	- Interest Rate Determination
	- National Output Determination
	- The AA-DD Model
	- Policy Effects with Floating Exchange Rates
	- Fixed Exchange Rates
	- Policy Effects with Fixed Exchange Rates
	- International Monetary System: Case Studies
	- Fixed vs. Floating Exchange Rates

 

 
 
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