Introduction to Open-Economy Macroeconomics
ECON 255
Spring 2022 not offered
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The course will explore current issues, models, and debates in the international finance and open-economy macroeconomics literature. Topics to be covered include international financial transactions and the determination of the current account balance, models of exchange-rate determination, monetary and fiscal policy in open economies, optimal currency areas, currency crises, and the international financial architecture. There may be scope for student input into the topics covered. Theoretical and empirical approaches will be explored. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ECON |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: ECON101 OR ECON110 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ECON-MN)(ECON) |
Major Readings:
Krugman, Obstfeld & Melitz, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: THEORY & POLICY, 10th Edition, 2014.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Problem Sets, Paper, Midterm, Final Exam. |
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