International Finance for MFE

 

Oxford University

Oxford Economics

SBS

 

Welcome to the webpage for the elective course on International Finance for the Masters in Financial Economics at Oxford University.


Details of the course

This elective will run for eight three-hour sessions (9h-12h) every Monday of term.

Each session comprises two seventy-five minute lectures, separated by a thirty minute break.

The course lecturers are Rui Esteves and Steven Fries.

Course materials

Course organisation  (including details of assessment)

Course outline and reading list.

Course Outline

  • Week 1 - World economic growth and imbalances, oil/commodity prices and sustainability of international financial flows: A survey of current issues  Lecture 1A Lecture 1B
  • Week 2 - A primer on open economy macroeconomics and on money, banking, and crises Lecture 2A Lecture 2B
  • Week 3 - Exchange rate management and the Euro area Lecture 3A Lecture3B
  • Week 4 - Macroeconomics in developing countries Lecture4A Lecture4B
  • Week 5 - Currency and financial crises in developing countries Lecture5A Lecture5B
  • Week 6 - Financial globalisation and growth Lecture6A Lecture6B
  • Week 7 - Sovereign debt and international financial governance Lecture7A Lecture7B
  • Week 8 - Presentation of case studies on practical policymaking 


Links

some links to current macroeconomic information and debates:

Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal

The Economists' Voice
Economist's View blog
BIS Quarterly Review
RGE Monitor (requires registration, but free)