International Monetary Theory and Policy I

This sequence (with ECO 554) develops core models of international finance and open-economy macroeconomics, and surveys selected current research topics in the field. Topics treated in the first semester include: the intertemporal approach to the current account; the determination of real exchange rates, and purchasing power parity; international CAPM and uncovered interest rate parity; sovereign debt crisis; speculative attacks and liquidity crises; international risk sharing and capital flows, home bias, and the stability of the international financial system.