040651 UK International Macroeconomics (BA) (2014W)
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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.
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.
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.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 15.09.2014 09:00 to We 24.09.2014 14:00
- Deregistration possible until Tu 14.10.2014 23:59
Details
max. 60 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Monday
06.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Monday
13.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Monday
20.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Monday
27.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Monday
03.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Monday
10.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Monday
17.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Monday
24.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Monday
01.12.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Monday
15.12.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Monday
12.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Monday
19.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Monday
26.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Grades will be based on a midterm (40 %) and a final exam (40 %), and on an essay (20%). Students can deregister from the course until the end of November.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The objective of the course is for the students (1) to acquire the analytical skills necessary to understand how international economic relations affect the economic performance of countries; (2) to apply their knowledge to particular phenomena and policy-relavant situations.
Examination topics
The course will have a lecture structure.
Reading list
The first part of the course will be based on P. Krugman, M. Obstfeld, M. Melitz: International Economics: Theory and Policy, Ninth edition, Pearson Addison Wesley (K&O),
The second part of the course will be based on academic (both theoretical and empirical) and policy papers.
The second part of the course will be based on academic (both theoretical and empirical) and policy papers.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: 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. The second part of the course will focus on financial crises in general: sovereign debt crises, balance of payments crises, speculative attacks, the US sub-prime crisis, and the current Euro crisis.