International Monetary Economics

PART I - Topics in Macroeconomics, Open Economy and Sustainable Growth
The course aims at introducing the student to some topics of general and current interest in the field of macroeconomics and growth in an international perspective.
1. Macroeconomic magnitudes: deifinition and measurement
a. Gross Domestic Product
b. Price indices
c. Unemployment
d. What is money ?
2. The balance of payments and the foreign exchange market
a. Foreign trade and the balance of payments
b. Demand and supply for currency
3. Economic growth: facts and explanations
a. Patterns of growth
b. Growth theories (sketch)
4. Sustainable growth
a. The idea of sustainability
b. How to measure "environment" and "environmental quality"
c. Tools for environmental policy and sustainable growth

PART II -Topics of Economics of Migration
This section provides a preliminary outline of topics discussed (changes may apply):

Part I: Migration Decisions and Global Consequences of Migration
1. The economics of immigration: an introduction
2. Modelling Migration Decisions and the Self-Selection of Migrants
3. Empirical Evidence on Migrant Self-Selection

Part II: Consequences of Immigration in the destination country
4. Economic Assimilation of Immigrants
5. The Economic Effects of Immigration on Wages and Employment
6. The Fiscal Impact of Immigration
7. Consequences of Highly Skilled Immigration
8. Immigration and Political Outcomes
9. The Age of Mass Migration