INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ECONOMICS
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.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify how international financial models help us to understand real world data such as exchange rates, interest rates, forward rates, and other international financial variables Audience: Graduate 2. Build and apply general equilibrium models of risk and return in the global economy Audience: Graduate 3. Practice mathematical skills through homework and exams Audience: Graduate 4. Examine how financial institutions vary across countries and how those influence outcomes such as systemic risk to the financial system Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify how international financial models help us to understand real world data such as exchange rates, interest rates, forward rates, and other international financial variables Audience: Graduate 2. Build and apply general equilibrium models of risk and return in the global economy Audience: Graduate 3. Practice mathematical skills through homework and exams Audience: Graduate 4. Examine how financial institutions vary across countries and how those influence outcomes such as systemic risk to the financial system Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027