ECON4073

Course Descriptions

The course addresses current issues in open economy macroeconomics and international finance. The goal of the course is to familiarise the students with major topics of international macroeconomics and apply them to real life. A number of formal models will be presented and their relation with data discussed. Topics include an exchange rate determination and dynamics, macroeconomic policy under fixed and floating exchange rate regimes, current account behaviour, exchange rate management and international policy coordination, and the history of the international monetary system. Special attention is given to the international financial architecture.

Prerequisite

ECON2003 Principles of Macroeconomics

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