Spring 2020 - ECON 345 D100
International Finance (3)
Class Number: 1826
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2020: Wed, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Apr 24, 2020
Fri, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Kenneth Kasa
kkasa@sfu.ca
1 778 782-5406
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Prerequisites:
ECON 103 or 200 and 105 or 205; 60 units or permission of the department.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Foreign exchange markets; determination of spot and forward exchange rates; Euro currency markets; balance of payments statistics; international adjustment theory; income price and exchange rate effects; the role of international short term capital flows; the international monetary system: gold standard, freely floating rates, dollar gold exchange standard, centrally created reserves. Students with credit for ECON 445 may not take this course for further credit. Quantitative.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course develops basic models of exchange rates and international capital flows. Topics covered include: Purchasing Power Parity, Uncovered Interest Parity, Exchange Rate Overshooting, International Policy Coordination, Currency Crises, and Monetary Unions. In addition, there will be some discussion of the history and evolution of the international financial system, and some discussion of recent proposals to reform it.
Grading
- Problem sets 30%
- Midterm exam 35%
- Final exam 35%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
International Finance: Theory and Policy, by Krugman, Obstfeld and Melitz. 11th Edition, 2017) [Custom Pearson eText with MyLab Access Card).
ISBN: 978-013454255
OR
International Finance: Theory and Policy (Custom Pearson eText only). Krugman, Bostfeld & Melitz. 11th edition.
ISBN: 978-0134520834
Department Undergraduate Notes:
***NO TUTORIALS DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES***
Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability must contact the Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL) at 778-782-3112 or caladmin@sfu.ca.
Registrar Notes:
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