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ECON344-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011
International Finance

15 points, 0.1250 EFTS
11 Jul 2011 - 13 Nov 2011 		↓Other occurrences

Description

International finance and open-economy macroeconomics intended to shed light on practical and policy questions relating to: the determination and behaviour of exchange rates; the relationships between exchange rates, interest rates, inflation, and other macroeconomic variables; international capital flows; international asset pricing; the choice and impact of different exchange rate regimes; global financial crises; the international monetary system and why European countries formed a common currency union.

Learning Outcomes

The main goal of this course is help students develop intuitions and analytical skills to analyze models and identify institutional factors influencing the macroeconomic performance of open economies.

Pre-requisites

Restrictions

ECON 210 and FINC 315 and FINC344

Equivalent Courses

Timetable

Lectures
Streams Day Time Where
Stream A Wednesday 3:00pm-5:00pm Law 108

Tutorials
Streams Day Time Where
Stream A Thursday 12:00pm-1:00pm Kirkwood KF07
Stream B Thursday 1:00pm-2:00pm Kirkwood KF07

Course Coordinator

Kuntal Das

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignments 20%
Final Exam 50%
Mid-Term Test 30%

Examination and Formal Tests

Exam Saturday 29 Oct 2011 2:30pm-5:30pm

Textbooks

Recommended Reading

Krugman, Paul R. , Obstfeld, Maurice; International economics : theory & policy; 8th ed; Pearson/Addison Wesley, 2009.

Fees

Domestic fee $630.00
International fee $2,775.00


For further information see Department of Economics and Finance.

All ECON344 Occurrences

  • ECON344-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011
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