International macroeconomics and finance

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BROCHURE

academic year

2024-2025

2025-2026

Course teacher(s)

Robert KOLLMANN (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

Language(s) of instruction

english

Course content

This course gives an introduction to modern dynamic international macroeconomics Textbook: Maurice Obstfeld & Kenneth Rogoff, 1996, Foundations of International Macroeconomics, MIT Press, 1996. Topics: 1)The current account and international capital flows Obstfeld & Rogoff, ch. 1, 2. Rogoff, K., Kose, A., Prasad, E. & S. Wei, 2006, Financial Globalization: a Reappraisal, Working Paper 06/189, International Monetary Fund. 2) Monetary policy and the exchange rate Obstfeld & Rogoff, ch. 8-10. Engel, C. & West, K., Exchange Rates and Fundamentals, 2005, Journal of Political Economy 113, 485-517

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Ability to analyze key issues in international macroeconomics, using the tools of modern dynamic economics

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

See 'content' above

Other information

Contacts

Office: Professor Robert Kollmann R42.5.215 (ECARES) Office hours by appointment robert_kollmann@yahoo.com www.robertkollmann.com

Campus

Solbosch

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

written examination

written examination

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

The grade is solely based on the written exam

Language(s) of evaluation

english