ECO365H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: European Debt Crisis, Problem Set, Maurice Obstfeld
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Office hours: 150 st. george st. , room 40, tuesdays, 10-11 am (or by appointment) The objective of this course is to introduce upper year students to open economy macroeconomic theory and its applications. The course will cover models dealing with exchange rate determination, the choice of exchange rate system, fiscal and monetary policy in an open economy, currency areas, and financial crises. These models will be applied to study the us current account deficit, china"s exchange rate regime, the european currency crisis, and sovereign default. Paul r. krugman, maurice obstfeld and marc j. melitz, international economics: theory and policy, 9th. The textbook is available in the campus bookstore and in the library on reserve. Marking scheme: 1st problem set: 10, midterm: 30, 2nd problem set: 10, final exam: 50% Important dates: the first problem set will be posted online on monday sept. 30. It is due in class or by email on dec. 2.
