ECON 516T(S) International Financial Institutions
This tutorial will explore issues in economic development and finance with a focus on writing short papers laying out the critical dimensions of these issues and the appropriate policy measures to deal with them. Topics will include: the lessons of the 1990s for developing economies; speeding up growth in slow-growing economies; dealing with rises in imported food and energy prices; the impact of China's growth on emerging market trade and development; handling capital inflows, foreign investment and foreign portfolio investment; the growth and risks of domestic government debt, economic and financial crises; and country interactions with the IMF and the World Bank.
Format: tutorial. Requirements: Students will write five papers and deliver formal contents on 5 papers written by other students.
Open to CDE students and, with the permission of the instructor, undergraduates. Enrollment limit: 10 (expected: 10).
Tutorial meetings to be arranged. HANSON