International Finance

Econ 666

Fall 2009

Syllabus [pdf] [web]

Final Exam is on Dec. 23^rd, 10:05 A.M. – 12:05 P.M., in 114 van Hise

Link to “Macroeconomic Stability and Financial Regulation: Key Issues for the G20”

edited by Dewatipront, Freixas, and Portes (called DFP below)

Reading Assignments

Date	Assignment
Weds., Sept. 2	Bekaert & Hodrick, Ch. 1
Weds., Sept. 9	Bekaert & Hodrick, Ch. 2
Mon. Sept. 14	B&H, Ch. 3.1-3.2 and Appendix to Ch. 3
Weds., Sept. 16	B&H, Ch. 3.3-3.6
Mon., Sept. 21	B&H, Ch. 4
Weds., Sept. 23	B&H, Ch. 5
Mon, Sept. 28	B&H, Ch. 6.1 & 7.1-7.2
Weds., Sept. 30	No assignment – Exam day
Mon., Oct. 5	B&H, Ch. 7.1-7.7 and Appendix 7.1-7.2
Weds., Oct. 7	B&H, Ch. 7.1-7.7 and Appendix 7.1-7.2
Mon., Oct. 12	B&H, Ch. 8.1-8.8
Weds., Oct. 14	B&H, Ch. 8.9-8.11, 9.1-9.2, 9.4
Mon., Oct 19	B&H, Ch. 9.1-9.2, 9.4
Weds., Oct 21	B&H, Ch. 10
Mon., Oct 26	B&H, Ch. 10
Weds. Oct. 28	No assignment – Exam day
Mon., Nov. 2	B&H, Ch. 13.1-13.3
Weds., Nov. 4	B&H, Ch. 13.4-13.6, 14.1
Mon., Nov. 9	B&H, Ch. 11, and DFP pages 19-26
Weds., Nov. 11	B&H, Ch. 12 and DFP pages 27-48
Mon., Nov. 16	No new readings
Weds., Nov. 18	DFP, pages 49-78
Mon., Nov. 23	DFP, 79-90

Homework Assignments

Homework 1, due Weds., Sept. 9

Homework 2, due Weds., Sept. 16

Homework 3, due Weds., Sept. 23

Homework 4, due Mon., Sept. 28

Homework 5 (don’t turn it in, try to do it by Monday)

Homework 6, due Weds., Oct. 14

Homework 7, due Weds., Oct. 21

Homework 8, due Mon., Oct. 26

Homework 9 is Problem 5 on page 503, due Weds., Nov. 4

Homework 10, due Weds., Nov. 11

Homework 11, due Weds., Nov. 18

Homework 12, due Mon., Nov. 23

Lecture Notes

Wednesday, Sept. 2

Wednesday, Sept. 9

Monday, Sept. 14

Wednesday, Sept. 16

Monday, Sept. 21

Wednesday, Sept. 23

Monday, Sept. 28

Monday, Oct. 5

Wednesday, Oct. 7

Monday, Oct. 12

Wednesday, Oct. 14

Monday, Oct. 19

Wednesday, Oct. 21 (and Monday, Oct. 26)

Monday, Nov. 2

Wednesday, Nov. 4

Monday, Nov. 9

Additional notes for 11/9, 11/11, and 11/16

Wednesday, Nov. 18

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