International Finance (Video)

International Finance (Video)

Marginal Revolution University

International finance covers some of the most complex but also important topics in economics. How are exchange rates determined? When if ever are ongoing trade deficits harmful? Are fixed or floating exchange rates better? What are the roots of the euro crisis and what resolution can we expect? Does China manipulate its exchange rate and if so how does that matter? We cover all of these topics and more, with an eye toward what a person really might want to know. There is no use of mathematics in this course beyond the very basic.

Balance of Payments

When an American firm purchases Chinese goods, the Chinese economy can do one of three things with the dollars: spend them on US goods, invest in the US, or hold them as reserves. This simple but important accounting identity is called the balance of...
Remarks on individual countries
Introduction to Mercantilism
Asian Financial Crisis of 1997
Sudden Stops
The Case for Optimism
The Case for Pessimism
European Central Bank
The Bailout Funds
Why are high bond yields a problem?
The Italian Crisis of 2013
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