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2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

POL 641 - International Economics

Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelors degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program dir
Introduction to the macroeconomic analysis of open economies: balance of payments, factors influencing various segments of a country’s balance of payments, traditional and new approaches to balance of payment adjustments; the pros and cons of various exchange rate regimes, analysis of past exchange rate regimes; partial equilibrium analysis of exchange rates such as purchasing power parity (PPP) and uncovered interest parity (UIP); opportunities and limits of monetary and fiscal policies in open economies; economic theories of currency speculation; proposals for exchange rate stabilization; and economic theory of currency integration using the European Monetary System as an example.
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