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FINC344-11S2 (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.

Pre-requisites

Restrictions

FINC315, ECON344, ECON210

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

Required Texts

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 FINC344 Occurrences

  • FINC344-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011
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