ClassInfo - Spring 2020 Applied Economics Classes

Spring 2020 | APEC 5751 Section 001: Global Trade and Policy (56538)

Instructor(s): Pamela Smith
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020

Mon, Wed 01:30PM - 02:45PM

UMTC, St Paul

Ruttan Hall B22
Enrollment Status:: Open (8 of 25 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Trade policies of import/export nations, gains from trade, trade negotiations/agreements. Free trade and common market areas. Exchange rate impacts. Primary commodities and market instability. Current trade issues. prereq: 3001 or Econ 3101 or PA 5021
Class Description:: Topics: This course examines global trade and policy. Questions examined include: (1) What determines country exports and imports? (2) Who gains and who loses from trade, within countries and globally? (3) How do trade policies affect welfare, within countries and globally? (4) How do exchange rates affect trade? and (5) What trade and policy issues are currently being negotiated? Methods: Students will learn how to apply economic theories of trade and policy to answer the questions above. Text: Krugman, Paul and Maurice Obstfeld, "International Economics: Theory and Practice." New York: Harper Collins. Level: This course is designed for graduate students and advanced undergraduates.
Grading:: 40% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
20% In-class Presentations
20% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: class participation
Exam Format:: Problem solving and short essay.
Class Format:: 50% Lecture
50% Discussion
Workload:: 30 Pages Reading Per Week
3 Exam(s)
Other Workload: 2 presentations
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56538/1203
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 4 September 2007

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