printer friendly pageECON 268: International Finance and Exchange Rates
Benchmark open economy models. Solution methods for macroeconomic models. Analysis and evaluation of quantitative macroeconomic models. Main applications: Sovereign debt and default; Financial crises and sudden stops; Hedging, interest parity relationships, and the determination of exchange rates; Liability dollarization.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-5
Instructors:
Bocola, L. (PI)
ECON 269: International Finance and Exchange Rates II
This is the second half of the international finance sequence. Part I: intertemporal approach to the current account, international real business cycle models, international risk-sharing, gains from financial integration, global imbalances, and exchange rate determination. Part 2: open-economy monetary models and currency unions. Part 3: international finance policy, capital controls and foreign exchange interventions. Part 4: sovereign debt. . Prerequisites:
Econ 210, 211, 212 and 268.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-5
Instructors:
Kehoe, P. (PI)
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