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Lecturer in charge |
Professor Jocelyn Horne |
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Availability |
E1 - Evening; Offered in the first half-year |
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Unit Outline |
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Websites |
Coursework unit website - WebCT (Login required) - N/A |
Description
The objective of this course is to examine selected issues in international monetary economics. The selected issues include: reform of the international monetary system and role of the IMF; savings, investment and the current account, international liquidity, central bank intervention, external debt and European monetary union.
Topics
- International Monetary System: principles, problems; role of IMF; reform issues.
- Saving, Investment and the Current Account Policy Issues
- International Reserves and Liquidity: Issues of adequacy and equity
- Confidence Problem and International Monetary Crises
- External Debt and Solvency: HIPC Initiative
- European Monetary Union and Currency Unions
