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International Economics

Term: 
Spring 2012
Online: 
No
Subject Area: 
ECONOMICS (ECON)
Course Number: 
ECON 050 601
Schedule: 
Tuesday 6:00pm-9:00pm
Day(s): 
Tuesday
Instructor: 

WEISS, DAVID C

Prerequisite(s): 
ECON 001 and 002 or ECON 010
Primary Program: 
LPS Undergraduate & Post-Baccalaureate
Course Note: 
ECON 050 is a one-semester course in international economics. Students wishing to study the subject in greater depth should take instead the two-semester sequence ECON 251 and 252. A student may not receive credit for both ECON 050 and ECON 251 or ECON 252.
Course Description: 

Introduction to the theory of international trade and international monetary economics. The theoretical background is used as a basis for discussion of policy issues. Patterns of international trade and production; gains from trade; tariffs, and impediments to trade; foreign exchange markets, balance of payments, capital flows, financial crises, coordination of monetary and fiscal policy in a global economy.