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Course ID:	ECON 4040. 3 hours.
Course Title:	The International Business Environment
Course Description:	Trade, macroeconomic policy, and financial-market issues and theories of relevance to multi-national firms, with applications to recent events.
Oasis Title:	INT BUSINESS ENV
Duplicate Credit:	Not open to students with credit in ECON 4550/6550
Prerequisite:	ECON 2106 and ECON 2105
Semester Course Offered:	Offered every year.
Grading System:	A-F (Traditional)

Course Objectives:	This course examines issues in international trade, open economy macroeconomics, and global financial markets. Emphasis is placed upon using basic economic theory to understand the relevance of these issues to firms that trade and/or produce across national borders.
Topical Outline:	Global Trends Comparative Advantage Trade Policy Free Trade GATT and the World Trade Organization Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Cases International Capital Flows Foreign Direct Investment External Debt Management Balance of Payments Policy New Europe Japan and Asia Transition Economies Global Competition

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