International Finance (ECON 243)

Summer Semester I, 2005

 

 

Class times:                             Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:00 – 9:15 pm, Monteith 221

                                                Occasionally Fridays (June 3, July 6)

 

Instructor:                                Prof. S. Cunningham

Instructor’s Office:                   HRM 418

Telephone:                              486-3550

Office Hours:                            5:00 - 6:00 pm on class days;

                                                or by appointment.

 

Webpage:                               http://professorcunningham.com   

Email:                                     Steven.R.Cunningham@uconn.edu     

 

Required Texts:                       International Economics, 12^th edition by Pugel.

                                    Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 2004.

 

Schedule and Content:            Chapters 15-24. Midterm exam on Chapters 15-20. Final Exam on Chapters 21-24 and material presented in class on the euro and related topics. The Final Exam is given on the last day of class.

 

                                                We discuss balance of payments accounting, exchange rate theory and the foreign exchange market, policy issues related to the foreign exchange market, exchange rate regimes, open economy macroeconomics, direct foreign investment, international lending, financial crises, European integration, and the euro.

 

Class	Date	Planned Content	Exams
1	June 1	Payments Among Nations (15) Lecture 1 Slides Lecture 1 Slides in Acrobat Format
2	June 3	Foreign Exchange (16, 17)  Lecture 2 Slides Lecture 2 Slides in Acrobat Format
3	June 6	Exchange Rate Determination(18) Lecture 3 Slides Lecture 3 Slides in Acrobat Format
4	June 8	Government Policies (19) Lecture 4 Slides Lecture 4 Slides in Acrobat Format Study questions for Mid-Term Exam
5	June 13	International Lending and Financial Crises (20) Lecture 5 Slides Lecture 5 Slides in Acrobat Format
6	June 15	Open Economy Macro (21) Lecture 6 Slides Lecture 6 Slides in Acrobat Format	Mid-Term Exam
7	June 20	Internal and External Balance with Fixed Exchange Rates (22) Lecture 7 Slides Lecture 7 Slides in Acrobat Format
8	June 22	Floating Exchange Rates and Internal Balance (23) Lecture 8 Slides Lecture 8 Slides in Acrobat Format
9	June 27	Exchange Rate Regimes (24) Lecture 9 Slides Lecture 9 Slides in Acrobat Format
10	June 29	History of the European Integration Optimal Currency Areas Lecture 10 Slides Lecture 10 Slides in Acrobat Format
11	July 6	The Euro and Its Performance Lecture 11 Slides Lecture 11 Slides in Acrobat Format Study Questions for Final Exam
12	July 8		Final Exam

 

 

Grade Evaluation:                  Mid-Term Exam:                  50%

                                                Final Exam:                       50%

                                                                                       100%