EC 347 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

(Prerequisites: EC 103, EC 104, EC 235, EC 236

COURSE DESCRIPTION

An investigation of the causes and effects of international financial flows. Students will learn a theoretical background that will be used to investigate key analytical and policy issues raised by international monetary relations under globalized finance. Students will also study the operations of international financial markets and institutions and explore the two-way relation between international transactions and macroeconomic policy by concentrating on recent and current events. Students will have an opportunity to engage in research following the standards and conventions for research papers in economics.

TEXT: McGraw-Hill customized text "International Finance" (2011), ISBN-10: 1121208215

Additional readings will be assigned for each class.

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