Topics in International Economics (Unine)

Topics in International Economics I (5ER2006) - Spring 2016 (3 ECTS)

Master of Science in Finance

The course provides students with knowledge about international trade and international monetary policy. With these tools students, on the one hand, will be able to better understand trade dynamics within and across countries. On the other hand, they will be able to assess the reasons of specific monetary policy decisions in the international context and their consequences. This course also prepares the candidates for the Economics parts of the June 2016 CFA Level II exam.

References:

• Readings 20 and 21 of the CFA Level I textbook (2016) and reading 13 of the CFA Level II textbook (2016).
• International Economics, by Krugman and Obstfeld VIII Edition, Pearson. Chapters: 3, 4.