International Economic Relations

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to international political economy. International political economy is the study of how and why international economic policies are formed, and how international factors influence domestic policy-making, while comparative political economy examines economic policy-making in a domestic context. The course will deal with important contemporary topics such as foreign trade, capital markets, monetary policy and exchange rates, issues in globalization, and international organizations and institutions such as NAFTA, GATT, the IMF, and the EU.