Summer 2020 - ECON 345 D100

International Finance (3)

Class Number: 1821

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 11 – Aug 10, 2020: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Aug 21, 2020
    Fri, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Location: TBA

  • 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 surveys a variety of topics in international finance and open-economy macroeconomics, including: the foreign exchange market, exchange rate determination, Purchasing Power Parity, speculative attacks and the causes and consequences of international financial crises, Financial Derivatives Etc. This course will follow both a theoretical and practical approach. We will also see how practitioners in real world use the theories of international finance.

Grading

  • Assignments 60%
  • Midterm 20%
  • Final exam 20%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

International Economics: Theory and Policy, 11th Edition. 2017. Paul Krugman and Maurice Obstfeld. [Custom Pearson, latter half of text, MYLAB Economics with e-text Access card]
ISBN: 978-013454522

OR

International Economics: Theory and Policy, 11th Edition. 2017. Paul Krugman and Maurice Obstfeld. [Custom Pearson, with MyEconLab.]
ISBN: 978-134520834

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Please note that, as per Policy T20.01, the course requirements (and grading scheme) outlined here are subject to change up until the end of 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.

***NO TUTORIALS DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES***

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2020

Please note that all teaching at SFU in summer term 2020 will be conducted through remote methods. Enrollment in this course acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.