I. International Trade: The Basic Tools |
1 |
International Trade and Gains from Trade |
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6-7 |
The Standard Trade Model
Globalization and Inequality
The Transfer Problem |
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8-9 |
Trade Policy - Tariffs |
Problem set 2 due on Lecture 8 |
II. The Political Economy of Trade and Controversies on Globalization |
10 |
Debate I: Globalization and Inequality |
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11 |
Trade Policy and Development |
Problem set 3 due |
12 |
Midterm |
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III. Open Economy Macroeconomics: Intertemporal Trade |
13-14 |
Intertemporal Trade and the Current Account |
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15-16 |
The U.S. Current Account and the Dollar |
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IV. International Capital Markets |
17 |
The Foreign Exchange Market |
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18 |
Hedging Currency Risk |
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V. Open Economy Macroeconomics: Short-Run Adjustment and Crises |
19-20 |
Money and Exchange Rates |
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21-22 |
The Mundell Fleming Model and Exchange Rate Regimes |
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23 |
Debate II: Emerging Market Crises, the Role of the IMF |
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24-26 |
Financial Crises, Currency Crises |
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