回 | 項目 | 内容 |
第1回 | Integration of the foreign exchange market and the domestic money market | Students will learn how the domestic interest rate and the foreign exchange rate will be determined simultaneously, how they interact, etc.
【Preparation】
Chapter IV of my lecture notes on my website (explained in the previous semester) should be glanced through prior to class. |
第2回 | Distinction between 'long run' and 'short run' (i) | You will learn that prices can be flexible or sticky. I will look into why the existence of flexible and sticky prices necessitates distinction between 'long run' and 'short run'. The concept of 'redenomination' will be made much use of. |
第3回 | Distinction between 'long run' and 'short run' (ii) | In the context of explaining movements in the foreign exchange rate, I will delve into Dornbusch's overshooting phenomenon in the short run. Rational expectations will play a dominant role. |
第4回 | Monetary mechanism in the long run | I will provide an economically rigorous definition of 'price level'. The 'law of one price' and the 'Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)' will be elaborated.
【Preparation】
Chapter V of my lecture notes on my website should be glanced through prior to class. |
第5回 | UIP vs PPP in the long run | I will discuss the question of whether and how UIP and PPP are compatible in the long run. |
第6回 | Absolute PPP vs relative PPP | The distinction between the absolute PPP and the relative PPP will be discussed. Which concept is more useful? Are both of them really necessary? |
第7回 | Real exchange rate | The concept of 'real exchange rate' will be introduced to overcome various difficulties inherent in the prototype PPP. |
第8回 | Monetary mechanism in the short run (i) | I will discuss how markets are cleared in the short run.
【Preparation】
Chapter VI of my lecture notes on my website should be glanced through prior to class. |
第9回 | Monetary mechanism in the short run (ii) | I will explain how aggregate demand is determined in the short run. I will also go into what is exactly meant by the phrase 'in real terms'. |
第10回 | Monetary mechanism in the short run (iii) | I will explain how aggregate supply is determined in the short run. |
第11回 | Integration of the 'goods and services market' and the 'asset markets' | I will elaborate how the goods and services market and the asset markets are equilibrated simultaneously. |
第12回 | Effectiveness of monetary policy (i) | I will discuss how a temporary change in monetary policy will affect the real economy. |
第13回 | Effectiveness of monetary policy (ii) | I will discuss how a permanent change in monetary policy will affect the real economy. |
第14回 | Supplementary recapitulation
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第15回 | In-class exam | Students have to pass the 60-minute written exam to pass the course. The exam will cover the autumn semester lectures, including the current topics. |