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Course Info for ECON - 316 - 01, Spring 2024
Class number: 1251 Title: International Finance Department: Economics
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 25 Current enrollment: 7 Available seats: 18
Start date: Monday, January 22, 2024 End date: Friday, May 10, 2024 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM, SH - N130 Instructor(s): Ramirez, Miguel
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C+ or better in Economics 302.
Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences and Global Requirements
Note: C-, P or better in Economics 302 if taken Spring 2020
Course Description:
This course examines the major theoretical and policy issues faced by business firms, the government, and individual investors in their international financial transactions. Topics include the following: basic theories of the balance of payments, exchange rates, and the balance of trade; interest rates and interest parity; alternative exchange rate systems; and recent developments in the international money markets.