EC 2164A-001: Course Outline

 

This is a TENTATIVE outline and minor adjustments may occur as the course progresses. I’ll indicate in class and in the lecture notes if we’re skipping some subsections within the chapters. Any changes will be announced in class, according to the pace as we proceed. All students are responsible of keeping abreast of any changes at all times.

Weeks 1 & 2

Ch. 2.: Introduction to Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market
Ch. 3.:  Exchange Rates I: The Monetary Approach in the Long Run
Ch. 4.:  Exchange Rates II: The Asset Approach in the Short Run
Midterm 1

Weeks 3 & 4

Ch. 5.:  Income, Wealth, and the Balance of Payments
Ch. 6.:  The Gains from Financial Globalization
Ch. 7.:  Output, Exchange Rates, and Macroeconomic Policies
Midterm 2

Weeks 5 & 6

Ch. 8.:  Fixed Versus Floating: International Monetary Experience
Ch. 11.:  Topics in International Macroeconomics

Final

Good luck!

 

 

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