Kirsten
Wandschneider Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics and IPE
Periodically, I will post lecture notes
and handouts on this page. I will not do so for every class.
WEEK 1
February 8: Introduction: What is International Finance? Quiz
February 10: Open Economy Macroeconomics (updated!)
(PPT file)
WEEK 2
February 15: Balance of Payments (PPT
file)
WEEK 3
February 22: Class will be held in the Library. Brenda Ellis will give you an introduction to the main databases and search engines that you might want to use for your research paper.
February 24: Interest Parity and Efficiency of Global
Capital Markets (PPT file)
WEEK 4
March 1: Money and Exchange Rates
March 3: Purchasing Power Parity (PPT)
Student Presentation
WEEK 5
March 8: Empirics and Problems of PPP Student
Presentation
March 10: Aggregate Demand in an Open Economy
(PPT) Student Presentation
WEEK 6
March 15: Asset Market and Open Economy Equilibrium (see PPT for March
10th)
March 17: Research Paper: Proposal Defense
March 23/25: Spring Break
WEEK 7
March 29: Exchange Rate Regimes and Foreign Exchange
Intervention (PPT)
March 31: Exchange Rate Regimes: Options, Pros and Cons Student
Presentation
WEEK 8
April 5: MIDTERM EXAM IN CLASS!
April 7: International Financial Crises: An Introduction to Currency
Crises - Student Presentation
WEEK 9
April 12: Currency, Debt and Banking Crises - Analysis and Origins -
Student Presentation
April 14: Case Study on Currency Crises (to be distributed in class)
and a brief review of the International Monetary System
WEEK 10
April 19: Optimum Currency Areas and the European
Experience - Case Study on Ireland (to be distributed in class)
April 21: Public Lecture 4.30-6pm RAJ
APRIL 24 BY 5 PM: E-MAIL THE DRAFT OF YOUR RESEARCH PAPER TO ME AND TO YOUR STUDENT REVIEWER!
WEEK 11
April 26: The Importance of Capital Controls
April 28: Macroeconomic Policy and Coordination
WEEK 12
May 3: No Class - Individual meetings on research papers
May 5: Wrap-Up and Review
May 7: 1-6pm MINI CONFERENCE: RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTATIONS