ECON 3372 International Finance
Not open to students who have taken ECON3376 International financial markets, international trade and balance of payments issues will be studied by using analytical models of the open economy. Topics of particular interests are exchange rate determination, capital flows, trade flows, and other international linkages between economies. The course will apply the analytical tools of international economics to address macroeconomic aspects of current policy issues such as the global impact of the financial crisis, exchange rate policy, sovereign debt crises, and persistent trade deficits and international indebtedness.
Course overview
- Department
- Economics
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
Requirements fulfilled
- International Studies: Concentration: Cooperation and Conflict – approved courses (six courses in one concentration) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- International Studies: Concentration: Political Economy and Development Studies – approved courses (six courses; either cluster counts) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Economics B.A.: Economics elective options (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- International Studies: IS Core: one approved Economics elective numbered 2000 or above (after ECON1101) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.56 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.65 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 13
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Christopher Mchugh | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 42 of 46 |
| Spring 2026 | Veysel Ulusoy | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | — | 25 of 34 |
| Fall 2025 | Liang Zhang | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 11 of 13 |
| Fall 2025 | Rosen Valchev | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 30 of 37 |
| Summer 2025 | Giada Bozzelli | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10+ hrs/week | 1 of 2 |
| Spring 2025 | Yuanchen Cai | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 33 of 37 |
| Fall 2024 | Yuanchen Cai | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 26 of 37 |
| Summer 2024 | Tobias Mueller | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 6 of 9 |
| Spring 2024 | Christian Fernando Velasquez Javier | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 29 of 36 |
| Fall 2023 | Christian Fernando Velasquez Javier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 of 76 |
| Fall 2023 | Rosen Valchev | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 of 38 |
| Summer 2023 | Sanjay Moorjani | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 of 14 |
| Spring 2023 | Rosen Valchev | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 60 of 73 |
| Fall 2022 | Brian Bethune | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 50 of 64 |
| Spring 2022 | Rosen Valchev | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 33 of 63 |
| Fall 2021 | Brian Bethune | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 23 of 35 |
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Instructors
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 01
- Section 02