ECON 215
International Trade, Globalization and Its Effects
Last Offered Fall 2008
Division II
This course is not offered in the current catalog

Class Details

This course is an introduction to international trade and finance with an emphasis on issues of current interest. Topics to be discussed may include: the gains from trade; why nations trade; different theories of the pattern of trade; the effects of tariffs and other trade barriers on national welfare and income distribution; the balance of payments, the determination of foreign exchange rates, and alternative exchange rate regimes.
The Class: Format: lecture/discussion
Limit: 35
Expected: 35
Class#: 1703
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: problem sets, a midterm, and a final exam
Prerequisites: Economics 110; students who have completed Economics 251 must have permission of the instructor
Distributions: Division II
Attributes: ENVI Environmental Policy
INST Economic Development Studies Electives
POEC International Political Economy Courses

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