International Economics

International Economics

Subject Area
Course Number
ECON 050 920
Course Code
ECON050920
Course Key
66065
Day(s)
Thursday
Tuesday
Time
5:30pm-9:20pm
5:30pm-9:20pm
Instructor
GHORBANI, SAJAD
Prerequisites
ECON 001, 002, or ECON 010
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, 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.
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