MEC5040 Rahvusvaheline majandus / International economics considers the macroeconomics of an open economy. Theoretical foundations, empirical analyses and contemporary policy issues will be discussed. Among the topics covered are:

  • Internationalisation and globalisation
  • Using international financial markets to reallocate resources across time and states of risk
  • Prices and interest rates under free international trade and financial flows
  • Economic policy under fixed and floating exchange rates
  • The benefits and costs of monetary unions
  • The euro area and the Maastricht criteria
  • Theories of exchange rate crises
  • International financial crises (global financial crisis, corona crisis)