本课程着重于企业环境中的经济变量，特别是国民生产总值、通货膨胀、利率、汇率以及国际贸易等。课程分为5个部份。第1部分是以历史事件，特别是美国的情况来介绍宏观经济的基本管理工具。第2部分则是国家经济发展的策略。第3部分集中在新兴市场最近的金融及货币危机。第4部分则是转型中经济实体所面临的问题。最后，是发达国家所面临的挑战。

多数的教材是基于个案研究，部分课程则使用下列两本卓越的书：《国际经济学及国际经济政策：一个读本》，第3版，Philip King [K]，与《朝向新国际金融结构》，国际经济协会，1999，Barry Eichengreen ，[E]。

每个人的课堂参与度对本课程的成功与否极为重要，同时我期望每个人都能做好课前准备。

补充教材着重于分析性资料，通常超出课堂上所教授的范围。内容出自：
Dornbusch、Fisher 及Startz，1998，《宏观经济学》，第7版。[DFS]
Paul Krugman 与Maurice Obstfeld的《国际经济学-理论与政策》，(Addison-Wesley，第5版，2000。[KO]
或 Gregory Mankiw， 《宏观经济学》，Worth Publishers ，第4版，国际书码：1-57259-644-9 [M])。

学生将有两份报告及一次可翻书的期末考。

30%的成绩根据课堂参与度，30%的成绩依据两份报告(各占15%)，40%的成绩根据可翻书的期末考。

This course will focus on the environment of firms with particular emphasis on economic variables such as GNP, inflation, interest rates, exchange rates and international trade. The course is divided into five parts: The first presents the basic tools of macroeconomic management by focusing on historical episodes, particularly in the United States. The second looks at national economic strategies for development. The third section concentrates on the recent financial and currency crises in emerging markets. The fourth part looks at the problems faced by transition economies. Finally, the last module looks at challenges of developed countries.

Most of the material is based on cases. For some classes, however, we will rely on readings from two excellent books: International Economics and International Economic Policy: A reader, Third Edition, Philip King [K], and Toward a new international financial architecture, Institute for International Economics, 1999, Barry Eichengreen [E].

Class participation by everybody is extremely important for this course to be a success, and I expect everyone to prepare all the cases.

There is also a list of optional / additional readings: These focus on the analytical material and often go beyond what we will cover in class. These are based on Dornbusch, Fisher and Startz, 1998, Macroeconomics, 7th Edition, [DFS] Paul Krugman and Maurice Obstfeld's International Economics, Theory and Policy, Addison-Wesley, 5th Edition, 2000 [KO] or Gregory Mankiw, Macroeconomics, Worth Publishers, Fourth Edition, ISBN: 1-57259-644-9 [M].

You will have two papers and an in-class open book final exam.

30% of the grade will be based on class participation, 30% will be based on the two assignments (15% each), and 40% will be based on an open book final exam.