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ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL MACROECONOMICS

ECON 661
Course Description

Examines the macroeconomics of open economies (countries that can trade goods and assets with other countries). Takes a systematic approach to building and examining macroeconomic models of the open economy, to try to understand the determination of output and employment, trade balance, capital flows, the foreign currency exchange rate, international prices, and the role of uncertainty and asset choice.

Prerequisties

(ECON 302 or ECON 312 ), ECON 310 , and (MATH 217 or MATH 221 ), or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.27

-5.7% from Historical

Completion Rate
96.43%

-1.88% from Historical

A Rate
46.43%

-20.8% from Historical

Class Size
28

44.83% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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