13020 International Economics: Monetary Aspects
Credits: 3 graduate credits in Business Administration / International Management
Prerequisites: Operations Research, Accounting for Managers, Marketing, Management and Organizational Behavior, Financial Management, Corporate Law for Managers
Authors: Eran Yashiv, Irit Malka
Objectives: Acquaints students with the international currency system; the relationship between economic events in different countries and the global capital market; various forms of international monetary cooperation.
Topics: The balance of payments and external debt; The foreign currency market and various exchange rate regimes; The relationship between exchange rates and interest rates; Financial institutions operating in the global capital market; Currency areas and financial crises; Poor countries and emerging markets.