International Finance
Economics 3370B - 570
Winter 2016
Professor: Dr. J.D. Han
Email.:
jdhan@uwo.ca
Office:
DL 205
Office Hours: Monday 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Wednesday 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Class Time and Location
M 6– 9 pm, KC1006
Course Description:
The study of foreign exchange markets and countries' policies towards balance of payments
adjustment. Topics include balance of payments accounting, alternative exchange rate regimes,
currency markets and hedging, balance of payments adjustment issues, international investment,
international liquidity, and the third world debt crisis
Prerequisite(s): Economics 2221A/B
Antirequisites(s): Economics 2164A/B, Economics 3353A/B
Unless you have either the requisites for this course or written special permission from your Dean
to enroll in it, you may be removed from this course and it will be deleted from your record. This
decision may not be appealed. You will receive no adjustment to your fees in the event that you
are dropped from a course for failing to have the necessary prerequisites.
Course Syllabus and Material
Required Text: Dominic Salvatore, International Economics: Trade and Finance, 11th Edition
International Student Version, ISBN: 978-1-118-17794, John Wiley & Sons. Inc., 2013.
Course website: www.owl.uwo.ca
Evaluation:
Problem Sets I and II
Midterm Exam (120 minutes), In Class
Research Paper
Final Exam (180 minutes)
20%
30%
10%
40%
REGULATIONS:
Missed Tests:
The student who is going to miss or has just missed the test must contact the Professor and an
academic counselor of the Academic Dean’s Office as soon as possible. A failure to do so may
disqualify the student for an academic concession. The student should make an earnest effort to
take the make up as fast as he or she can. Missing a test results in a grade of 0 unless
documentation is provided that establishes that a serious illness or family emergency made it
impossible to attend. This documentation must be provided no later than 5 days after a missed
test. If conflicts with other tests or sporting events make it impossible to write the test on the
planned date, the student is responsible to inform the Professor in advance so that alternative
arrangements can be made. Students who have provided documentation of a legitimate reason for
absence will be provided with the opportunity to write a make-up test. If a make-up test is
impossible to organize within a reasonable period of time, the final exam will be reweighted to
make up the missing grades.
Debarrment:
1.
A student may be debarred from writing the final examination for failure to maintain
satisfactory academic standing throughout the academic year.
2.
Any student who, in the opinion of the instructor, is absent too frequently from class or
laboratory periods in any course, will be reported to the Dean of the Faculty offering the course
(after due warning has been given). On the recommendation of the department concerned, and
with the permission of the Dean of that Faculty, the student will be debarred from taking the
regular examination in the course.