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ECON 360 - International Macroeconomics


Prerequisites: ECON 112 
Fulfills a course requirement in the economics core Concentration
This course provides an understanding of the current international monetary system, capital flows, and macroeconomic policy decisions in an open economy. Topics include the balance of payments, foreign exchange markets, speculative currency attacks and arbitrage. Government policies under fixed and flexible exchange rates will be analyzed. Contemporary issues such as the role of the International Monetary Fund, European Monetary Union, the debt crisis, and financial crises in Mexico and South East Asia are examined.

3 credits



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