EC 641: MBA "International" Money and Banking

Spring 2011

Course Description: QU Catalog Description

Independent Study: As an independent study, you will do much of the work on your own.  For each section, review the materials in the left-hand column below. There you will find a mix of power point slides, my own notes and practice problems.  In the right hand side column you will find videos I made to explain the material.  There aren't videos for everything since I found that sometimes the ppt slides and notes to be sufficient.  Always feel free to email or call if you need more help on a topic, however.

You should review the ppt slides and notes and the videos, then do all the practice problems and submit them to me.  You can either scan and email them to me or put them in the mail.

Grade: Your grade will be determined by your grades on the following components of the course.  Discussion - 20% , Practice Problems - 40% , Country Report - 40%.

Country Report: Description

Helpful Links for Country Reports:

Most immediate help on country reports

International Monetary Fund - IMF

Central Bank Websites (through BIS) - Banks

CIA World Fact Book - CIA

World Bank - World Bank

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development - OECD

Additionally useful resources depending on focus and region

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - EBRD

Inter-American Development Bank - IADB

Bank of International Settlements - BIS

European Central Bank - ECB

World Trade Organization - WTO

Association of Southeast Asian Nations - ASEAN

Newspapers and Other Reading Sources

Financial Times - through QU Library  Far better paper than WSJ !

Wall Street Journal - WSJ

Economist Magazine - Economist (through QU)

Current Account Sustainability Project: http://currentaccount.lafollette.wisc.edu/home.htm

VOX EU: http://www.voxeu.org/

 

General Readings - click here