ECON 4520 - International Monetary Theory and Policy

(SBA-AS, SSC-AS) (EC-LASP)

Fall or Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: ECON 1110, ECON 1120 and ECON 3040, or equivalents. Offered in Ithaca and Washington, DC.

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Surveys the determination of exchange rates and theories of balance of payments adjustments. Also explores open economy macroeconomics and analyzes some of the institutional details of foreign exchange markets, balance of payments accounting, and the international monetary system.