International Macroeconomics
Spring 2024
Assoc. Prof. Chris Ball
Economics Department
Email: christopher.ball@qu.edu
Office phone: +1 203 582 8745
Office Location: 4th Floor Rocky Top Student Center
QU Course Number: EC 350
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Time: 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Location: TH 116
Office Hours: TBD and As Needed
EC 350 Spring 2024 Syllabus: download
My Substack Column:
https://globalecon.substack.com/
Our QU Econ Research Team:
https://www.globaleconomics.net/
Note: Substack columns are FREE. There's an option to pay monthly to support my work, but I would never ask my students to do that. If you sign up, please just stay on for free!
Recommended OPTIONAL Book:
International Economics: Theory and Policy (10th Edition) by Krugman, Obstfeld and Melitz (Pearson Series in Economics) 10th Edition
** The cheaper "Global Edition" or a used, older edition are also fine.
My Notes and Materials (PDF)
My Review Materials
(No need to do this in advance, but when we need this info, you'll know to find it here)
Practice Problems: AS-AD and Time Paths Review
Open Economy Basics
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Open Economy Loanable Funds (Hand written actual lecture notes)
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Practice Problems: Open Economy Basics
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Practice Problems: Open Economy Loanable Funds
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Practice Problems: Sudden Stops
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Notes with More Detail on Accounts and Definitions
Supply and Demand Analysis of Exchange Rates
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S&D Analysis of FOREX Pt 3: Fixed Exchange Rates
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Practice Problems: Supply and Demand Analysis of Exchange Rates
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Exam I: Tuesday, March 4 (Download Exam 1)
Money and Monetary Policy in Open Economies
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Real Money Markets, FOREX and Time Paths: Two Completed Examples
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Law of One Price, Exchange Rates and Purchasing Power Parity
Flexible Exchange Rate Regime Analyses
NOTES: Assumptions on timing, announcements and beliefs
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Practice Problems: Real Money Market Basics
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Practice Problems: Real Money Market Analysis
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Practice Problems: FOREX Market Basics
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Practice Problems: Money Market and FOREX FLEX
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Practice Problems: Money Market and FOREX FIX
Exchange Rate Regimes
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The Role of Non-Tradables: Exchange Rate Overshooting in Flexible Exchange Rate Regimes
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Practice Problems: Monetary Regimes
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Fixed Exchange Rate Regime Analyses
Fixed Exchange Rate Regimes
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Lecture Fixed E Part 2: Losing Control of M (Continued)
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Lecture Fixed E Part 3: M and R
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Video: Balance of Payments Crises
Sterilization
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Lecture Notes: Putting Money Into the Economy - Part 1 Basics
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Lecture Notes: Putting Money Into the Economy - Part 2 Gifts
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Lecture Notes: Putting Money Into the Economy - Part 3 Domestic Open Market Operations (OMO)
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Video: Putting Money Into the Economy (covers material in "Putting Money Into Economy Notes Parts 1, 2 and 3")
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Lecture Notes: Putting Money Into the Economy_ Part 4 International OMO
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Lecture Notes: Sterilization Part 1
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Video: International OMOs
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Video: Sterilization Part 1
Two Examples: Changes in Domestic M and in Foreign M*
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Lecture Notes: Increase Domestic M Unant & Ant
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Lecture Notes: Increase Foreign M Unant & Ant
Old Country Report Examples:
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NOTE: These are just examples. They are all good, but I expect you to improve on these now that you'd seen past examples.
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2005 Russia Report
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2005 Spain Report
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2007 Argentina Report
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2018 Mexico Report and Presentation
Exam II: DOWNLOAD HERE
Due Tuesday 4/23/2024
Countries, NEW Data and Code:
this uses -FA and also puts everything into one excel file for you
Updated: 2/14/2024
WORLD BANK Annual BoP Data: Excel Sheet Video Guide
NOTES on the Data (download)