The international monetary system
Topics
Balances of payment.
Exchange rates.
Currencies and optimal currency areas.
The euro and its problems.
Debt and debt crises.
Read
Gilpin, “The International Monetary System,” 2001
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Gilpin – 2001 – The International Monetary System
Samarajiva, "Sri Lanka Collapsed First, but It Won’t Be the Last," 2022
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Samarajiva – 2022 – Sri Lanka Collapsed First, but It Won’t Be the Las
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Krugman: “The Economic Failure Of The Euro”
Paul Krugman:
The Economic Failure Of The Euro
Activities
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POLS 430/530
The basics
Mercantilism
Free trade and imperialism
The Post-WWII order
Neoliberalism and neomercantilism
International finance
Mid-term
World trade
Multinational corporations
World poverty
Limits
Final exam