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390023 UK PhD-E: Topics in International Trade (2013W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 39 - Doktoratsstudium Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

Ort: Seminar-Room on the 3rd floor, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, VGSE-Area. Room No.: 3.307
Sessions:
18.10.2013, 08.11.2013, 15.11.2013, 13.12.2013, 10.01.2014, 24.01.2014 und 31.01.2014 from 8.00-12.00h
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 24 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Topics in international macroeconomics: current account, international capital markets, exchange rates, financial crises, etc.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students’ marks will consist of the average of a mid-term exam (40%), a final exam (40%) and an essay (20%). For the essay, the students should pick a topic of the reading list below, and discuss the state of the art in that literature on the basis of a number of recent papers (not necessarily included in this reading list).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

By the end of the course, students should be familiar with a number of canonical models in international macroeconomics and the state of the art in this area.

Examination topics

Lectures and problem sets

Reading list

"Foundations of International Macroeconomics" (Obstfeld and Rogoff) and a number of more up-to-date academic journal articles.

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