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INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ECONOMICS

ECON 730
Course Description

Examines the economics of international financial markets, and how international considerations affect financial economic models. It provides an introduction to foreign exchange markets and risk; it investigates international parity conditions and foreign exchange rate determination; it studies international capital markets; it looks at the basics of international corporate finance; and, it discusses foreign currency derivatives.

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.54

-2.65% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

No change from Historical

A Rate
39.13%

-33.3% from Historical

Class Size
23

-8% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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