ECON 393
International Macroeconomics
Spring 2015
Division II
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Class Details
This course examines the workings and interactions among national economies in the global arena and the implications for macroeconomic policy analysis. Topics include analysis of international financial asset markets, international capital flows and the transmission of business cycles internationally. A series of both factual and counterfactual case studies are developed in class and used to study the implications for central bank exchange rate policies, monetary policies, trade policies, currency and trade unions such as the EEC and NAFTA, and international policy coordination issues among the G7 and members of the International Monetary Fund more broadly.
The Class:
Format: lecture/discussion
Limit: 20
Expected: 15
Class#: 3496
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 20
Expected: 15
Class#: 3496
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
two midterm exams and one final term paper focused on an international macro policy topic of the student's choice
Prerequisites:
ECON 252 (Intermediate Macro)
Enrollment Preferences:
Economics majors, and particularly to those wishing to write an honors thesis in related areas of interest
Distributions:
Division II
Attributes:
POEC International Political Economy Courses
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ECON 393 - 01 (S) LEC International Macroeconomics
ECON 393 - 01 (S) LEC International MacroeconomicsDivision IITF 1:10 pm - 2:25 pm
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