ECON 3730 - International Trade and Finance

Goals: To acquaint students with the evolving patterns of trade and investments in the global economic environment and with the major issues confronting national and international institutions of trade and finance.

Content: Topics covered include theories of foreign trade with perfect and imperfect competition. Trade policy issues, protectionism, and U.S. trade policies and its institutional settings. The effects of growth and factor mobility on trade. Balance of payments, trade deficit, and domestic economic issues. Multinational enterprises, economic integration, and new international economic cooperation. Trade and development.

Prerequisites: ECON 1310, ECON 1320, MGMT 1310, and MATH 1170 or MATH 1162, or consent of the instructor.

Credits: 4 credits