040651 UK International Macroeconomics (BA) (2013W)
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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This is a course for advanced bachelor students in economics. Knowledge of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics at the level taught in the economics bachelor is required.
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Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").
- Anmeldung von Fr 06.09.2013 09:00 bis Fr 20.09.2013 14:00
- Anmeldung von Mi 25.09.2013 09:00 bis Do 26.09.2013 17:00
- Abmeldung bis Mo 14.10.2013 23:59
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max. 60 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
- Dienstag 01.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Dienstag 08.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Dienstag 15.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Dienstag 22.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Dienstag 29.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Dienstag 05.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Dienstag 12.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Montag 18.11. 20:00 - 22:00 Studierzone
- Dienstag 19.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Donnerstag 21.11. 19:00 - 21:00 Studierzone
- Dienstag 26.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Dienstag 03.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Dienstag 10.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Dienstag 17.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Dienstag 07.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Montag 13.01. 20:00 - 21:30 Studierzone
- Dienstag 14.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Dienstag 21.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Dienstag 28.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Grades will be based on problem sets (20 %), a midterm (40 %) and a final exam (40 %).
Students can deregister from the course and to the end of October.
Students can deregister from the course and to the end of October.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
The material covered is not mathematically complex, but it is taught in a formal and rigorous manner, which assumes a good familiarity with basic economic concepts.
Prüfungsstoff
The course will have a lecture structure.
Literatur
The main texts for the course are:
P. Krugman and M. Obstfeld International Economics: Theory and Policy, Eighth edition, Pearson Addison Wesley (K&O),
R. Feenstra and A. Taylor, International Economics, First Edition, Worth Publishers (F&T).
S. Schmitt-Grohe and M. Uribe: International Macroeconomics, Lecture Notes, Duke University (S&U).Topic 1 National income accounts and the balance of payments accounts.
K&O chapter 12., F&T chapter 16.Topic 2 Asset trade: international borrowing and lending, the current account, and international portfolio diversification.
K&O: chapters 7 and 21, F&T: chapter 17, S&U, chapters 2& 3, Maurice Obstfeld and Kenneth Rogoff (1996): Foundations of International Macroeconomics, MIT Press, chapter 1.
Rodrik, Dani and Arvind Subramanian (2008): Why Did Financial Globalization Disappoint?, manuscript, Harvard.
Prasad E., K. Rogoff, S. Wei and A. Kose (2003): Effects of Financial Globalization on Developing Countries: Some Empirical Evidence, IMF Occasional Paper No. 220.Topic 3 Asset markets and the exchange rate.
K&O: chapters 13-14., F&T: chapters 13 & 15Topic 4 Prices and exchange rates in the long run.
K&O: chapter 15, F&T: chapter 14Topic 5 Output and the exchange rate in the short run.
K&O: chapter 16, F&T: chapter 17Topic 6 Fixed exchange rates and foreign exchange intervention.
K&O: chapter 17 & 19, F&T: chapter 19Topic 7 Currency crises and speculative attacks.
K&O chapter 17, F&T: chapter 20.
Krugman P., The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008, PenguinTopic 8 Sovereign Debt & Default
Burda M. and Ch. Wyplosz: Macroeconomics, Fourth Edition, Oxford University Press: chapters 15 (4) and 15(5), F&T: chapter 22 (3)
P. Krugman and M. Obstfeld International Economics: Theory and Policy, Eighth edition, Pearson Addison Wesley (K&O),
R. Feenstra and A. Taylor, International Economics, First Edition, Worth Publishers (F&T).
S. Schmitt-Grohe and M. Uribe: International Macroeconomics, Lecture Notes, Duke University (S&U).Topic 1 National income accounts and the balance of payments accounts.
K&O chapter 12., F&T chapter 16.Topic 2 Asset trade: international borrowing and lending, the current account, and international portfolio diversification.
K&O: chapters 7 and 21, F&T: chapter 17, S&U, chapters 2& 3, Maurice Obstfeld and Kenneth Rogoff (1996): Foundations of International Macroeconomics, MIT Press, chapter 1.
Rodrik, Dani and Arvind Subramanian (2008): Why Did Financial Globalization Disappoint?, manuscript, Harvard.
Prasad E., K. Rogoff, S. Wei and A. Kose (2003): Effects of Financial Globalization on Developing Countries: Some Empirical Evidence, IMF Occasional Paper No. 220.Topic 3 Asset markets and the exchange rate.
K&O: chapters 13-14., F&T: chapters 13 & 15Topic 4 Prices and exchange rates in the long run.
K&O: chapter 15, F&T: chapter 14Topic 5 Output and the exchange rate in the short run.
K&O: chapter 16, F&T: chapter 17Topic 6 Fixed exchange rates and foreign exchange intervention.
K&O: chapter 17 & 19, F&T: chapter 19Topic 7 Currency crises and speculative attacks.
K&O chapter 17, F&T: chapter 20.
Krugman P., The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008, PenguinTopic 8 Sovereign Debt & Default
Burda M. and Ch. Wyplosz: Macroeconomics, Fourth Edition, Oxford University Press: chapters 15 (4) and 15(5), F&T: chapter 22 (3)
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:29
Topics covered include: international financial markets and the gains from international financial integration, the foreign exchange market and the determination of exchange rates; monetary and fiscal policy in open economies; the different approaches to the balance of payments and balance of payments crises; open macro-economic policy; and sovereign debt crises.