ECON 322: International Finance

International monetary relations, including the role of fiscal and monetary policy under floating and fixed exchange rate regimes. Additional topics include: balance of payments, exchange rate risk to global corporations, and currency crisis. Overview of international economic institutions, including the World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund. This course satisfies the International Exploration (CORE 300) requirement. As part of the final CORE experience, students contemplate their responsibility to themselves and others as part of the global community. Through in-depth study of international and transnational institutions, policies, cultural practices, and ethical considerations, students study contemporary and historical moments of global interconnectedness from interdisciplinary perspectives. Prerequisite: ECON 152-Principles of Macroeconomics; Junior status required.