The Macroeconomics of Financial Globalization

Alberto Martin

Course leader

Alberto Martin, Senior Researcher at the Center for Research in International Economics (CREI), an Adjunct Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, a Research Professor at the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics.

Target group

Graduate students as well as more senior researchers willing to brush up their knowledge and expose themselves to the latest advances in academic research.

Course aim

Selected Topics:
- Financial globalization: the facts
- Macroeconomic effects of financial globalization: conventional view and evidence
- Rethinking the convention: a workhorse model of capital flows and financial frictions
- Policy implications: the case for capital controls
- Causes and consequences of global imbalances
- Capital flows, the financial crisis of 2007-08, and Europe’s banking woes.

Credits info

At the conclusion of the BMSS2015, participants will receive a diploma certifying attendance

Fee info

EUR 1100: Regular fee
EUR 600: Student fee
See information on registration and discounts at http://www.crei.cat/summer.php