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The International Business Environment


Course Description

International trade, open economy macroeconomics, and global financial-market issues. Emphasis on using basic economic theory and policy analysis to understand the relevance of these issues to firms that trade and/or produce across national borders.


Athena Title

International Business Environ


Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in ECON 4040E


Prerequisite

(ECON 2105 or ECON 2105E or ECON 2105H) and (ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H)


Semester Course Offered

Offered every year.


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Student Learning Outcomes

  • Upon completion of the course, students will understand how to examine issues in international trade, open economy macroeconomics, and global financial markets.
  • Upon completion of the course, students will understand how to use basic economic theory to examine the behavior of 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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