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Academic Year 2001/2002


International Finance
ECON 331 FA

Topics covered in this study of open-economy macroeconomics include exchange-rate determination, balance of payments, international capital flows, international lending and borrowing, international repercussions of macroeconomic policy, and international monetary arrangements. A substantial amount of time will be devoted to current events in international finance.

MAJOR READINGS

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, by Krugman and Obstfeld
Numerous articles on current events

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Problem sets and short writing assignments, 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.

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: SBS ECON    Grading Mode: Graded   

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

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Hanson,Michael S.   
Instructor's Course Page
Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM;     Location: PAC125
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 35)
SR. major: 10   Jr. major: 10
SR. non-major: 5   Jr. non-major: 5   SO: 5   FR: X

Special Attributes:
Curricular Renewal:    Quantitative Reasoning, Writing, Focused Inquiry Course
Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002


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