ECON255 - International Finance

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Academic Year 2000/2001

International Finance
ECON 255 FA

Topics covered in this study of open-economy macroeconomics include exchange-rate determination, balance of trade, balance of payments, international capital movement, international borrowing, international repercussions of macroeconomics policy, and international monetary arrangements. Current events concerned with international finance will also be discussed.

MAJOR READINGS

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, by Krugman and Obstfeld

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Problem sets and a term paper; one mid-term exam, and a final exam as scheduled by the Registar.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Please note that if you do not match one of the prerequisite listings EXACTLY, then you need a prerequisite override.

Home Page: http://www.wesleyan.edu/~mshanson

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: (ECON111 AND ECON112) OR ECON105 OR (ECON110 AND ECON272)

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Hanson,Michael S.

Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: PAC125

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 35)

SR. major: 10 Jr. major: 8

SR. non-major: 6 Jr. non-major: 6 SO: 5 FR: X

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Quantitative Reasoning, Focused Inquiry Course

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001