Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 15.014 (Spring 2004) 
• Course Title:
• Applied Macro- and International Economics 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Sloan School of Management 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Roberto Rigobon 
• Course Introduction:
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  15.014 Applied Macro- and International Economics
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2004

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  Prof. Rigobon has written topical and thought-provoking study questions for each section of the course. This class also features exams from several years of 15.014.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  15.014 focuses on using case studies to investigate the macroenvironment in which firms operate. The course is divided in five parts:

  1. Basic tools of macroeconomic management
  2. Evaluation of different economic development strategies
  3. Crises in emerging markets: causes, solutions, and prevention
  4. Problems faced by transition economies
  5. Challenges of developed countries

  This course is a full-term version of Applied Macro- and International Economics (15.012), with additional topics.