Global Markets and Institutions 3

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This course considers basic ideas in macroeconomics and links them to institutional arrangements that have evolved to address such issues as commerce involving goods, services and financial flows. It addresses how the same problem in trade and commerce is dealt with differently around the world. The objectives of the course are (1) to increase your understanding of macroeconomics so that you have the tools to analyze the structure and performance of specific national economies and global relationships and to analyze governmental policies that are intended to affect economic performance and (2) to increase your understanding of the role of formal and informal institutions in facilitating business transactions. This course is for Global Executive MBA students.