Course ID: | INTL 8240. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | International Political Economy |
Course Description: | Various aspects of the international economy, both theoretical and practical, essential to an understanding of modern diplomacy and the conduct of foreign affairs. |
Oasis Title: | INTL POLITICAL ECON |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 6240 |
Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | Students will gain a firm understanding of the basics of
economic theory such as Ricardo's concept of comparative
advantage and various modification of it. In addition, student
will be exposed to questions of how international institutions
affect factor mobility. Finally, students will gain a deeper
understanding of how globalization affects not only markets but
also societies. |
Topical Outline: | 1) The classical economists
2) The marginalist revolution
3) The rise of trade in the 19th century
4) The concept of comparative advantage
5) The Samuelson/Stolper theorem
6) The relative gains debate
7) The World Trade Organization
8) Trade, services and capital mobility
9) The origins of globalization
10) Trade, globalization and community |