ECON643

Advanced International Finance

15 points

Not offered 2023, offered in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

For further information see Department of Economics and Finance

Description

This course introduces students to selected relevant topics in international finance. It will familiarise students with the analytical techniques needed to understand different theoretical issues and evaluate the empirical performance of the models. The main topics covered in this course are exchange rate movements, current account determination, foreign exchange intervention and volatility, sovereign debt and crisis, financial development, financial liberalisation and international capital flows, currency crisis, banking system stability and systemic risk, and the role of international institutions like the IMF.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.  RP: ECON344 or FINC344

Restrictions

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