EC 671: International Economics for Managers
Prof. Chris Ball, Department of Economics
Office: 4th floor of York Hill Student Center, room 420
Office phone: +1 203 582-8745
Spring 2019, Wednesdays, 2:00 – 4:45 PM,
Center for Comm. & Engineer, Room 210
Regular Office Hours: Mondays 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Other office hours available upon request.
Syllabus: download here
Course Outline and Lecture Notes
Microeconomics
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Supply and Demand Analysis
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Basic Analysis
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Lecture Notes
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Multi-Market S&D, the Law of One Price, and Exchange Rates
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S&D Analysis in the FOREX Market
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Exchange Rate Regimes
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Final challenges of international business: sovereign risk and trust
EXAM 1: March 6
Macroeconomics
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Balance of Payments
EXAM 2: Final Exam Date (TBD)
Country Report Details
Country Data Here:
Country presentations should be on the last class of each month:
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Wednesday, February 27 - first presentations (overview, micro/ industry/ business focus)
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Wednesday, March 27 - second presentations (macro analysis focus)
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All macro data for the countries is here: from Eurostat
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Wednesday, May 1st - final presentations (country comparisons and conclusions)