ECON-448

Consideration of recent developments in international finance and open-economy macroeconomics, and of policy issues in their historical context and in modern theory. Issues include inflation and business cycles in open economies, fixed versus floating exchange rates, a gold standard, banking and currency crises, monetary unions, balance of payments issues, and the role of the International Monetary Fund. Prerequisites: Economics 308.

Academic Credit, Social Science, DIST-SOCIAL SCIENCES, Academic Evaluate Course, Academic Evaluate Course, Global Studies