Economics of the Multinational Firm

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Economics of the multinational firm, taking a firm-level approach to the study of international investment; structured around recent papers from the frontier of international trade research; examination of trends in multinational activity and exploration of the reasons behind decisions to invest abroad including understanding different types of foreign direct investment; the impact of multinational firms and how government policies impact foreign direct investment (FDI), including an overview of transfer pricing and the arm’s length principle. Prerequisites: Graduate classification; enrolled in the 5-Year BS/MS in Economics program; or approval of instructor.