This course helps students develop analytical tools for understanding the rapidly changing and dynamic global political economy. Global managers face tremendous opportunities as well as risks. Globalization has dramatically expanded international trade, investment, and economic development. At the same time, the prospect of trade wars, international financial crises, and intensified competition over markets and resources are always present. In addition, international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, and World Bank Group have a direct impact on international business operations.
This course covers two major areas of international economics: international trade and international finance. It offers detailed looks at the macroeconomy and its relationship to capital flows and economic relations between countries, as well as the flows of goods and services and the policies that relate to this trade.
This course explores the political economy of trade and trade agreements, especially as they pertain to national business environments and the global economy. It covers the domestic and international politics of trade, the formation and composition of regional trade agreements, and the implications for national and multinational companies.
This course covers research methodologies and analytical techniques used to investigate global issues. Topics include research design, quantitative methods, qualitative methods, policy analysis and database resources. These tools are used in government, in intergovernmental organizations, in nongovernmental organizations, and in the private sector. They are applied to key issues in global affairs such as democratization and human rights, income inequality and development, political violence and international security, and political risks to foreign investors.