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International Economics-International Finance Wang Feng Department of International Economics and Trade School of Business Shenzhen University 28/02/2013 Introduction Module Tutor Assessment Scheme Module Descriptor Contributions in International Financefrom Nobel Prize Holders Background Knowledge Review Assessment Scheme In-Class Performance 30% -Active participation 50%（重在参与讨论） -Coursework 50% Final Exam 70% Module Descriptor Pre-requisites Module Content Teaching and Learning Methods(选择题的课堂练习) Indicative References Why do we study the theory？ Managers learn from experience how to cope with routine problems. But the best manager are also able to respond to change. To do this you need more than time-honored（尤指习俗等因有悠久传统而受尊重） rules of thumb（凭经验的方法）; you must understand why companies and financial markets behave the way they do. In other words, you need a theory of finance. Good theory helps you grasp what is going on in the world around you. It helps you to ask the right questions when times change and new problems must be analyzed. It also tells you what things you do not need to worry about. ------Brealey and Myers Pre-requisites Macroeconomics Monetary Banking International Trade Module Content Course Information Chapter 13: Balance of Payments Chapter 14: Foreign Exchange Markets and Exchange Rates Chapter 15: Exchange Rate Determination Chapter 16: The Price Adjustment Mechanism with Flexible and Fixed Exchange Rates Chapter 17: The Income Adjustment Mechanism and Synthesis of Automatic Adjustments Chapter 18: Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Adjustment Policies Chapter 19: Prices and Output in an Open Economy: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Chapter 20 (不讲): Flexible versus Fixed Exchange Rates, the European