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Course Number: 
S328
Department (unused): 
ECON
Description: 
<p>In-person Course.&#160;Recent developments in international economics. Trade policy and market structure; the economics of trading blocs such as the EU and NAFTA; the economic consequences of continued U.S. external deficits; globalization and inequality; exchange rates, interest rates, and volatility; speculative capital flows and exchange rate policies; and financial crises and the prospects for the European Monetary Union. Prerequisites: intermediate microeconomics (ECON 121 OR ECON 125) or equivalents and macroeconomics (ECON 122 OR 126) or equivalents.&#160;<em>For college students and beyond.&#160;</em>1 Credit. Session B: July 1 – August 2. Tuition: $5070.</p>
Instructor Name: 
Miguel Ramirez
Subject Code (deprecated): 
ECON
Subject Number (unused): 
ECONS328
Meeting Pattern (deprecated): 
TTh 1.00-4.15
Term Code: 
202402
CRN: 
30686
Instructor UPI (unused): 
10477972
Session (deprecated): 
H5B
Distributional Designation (deprecated): 
LMIP
Subject Code (tax): 
ECON
Meeting Pattern (tax): 
TTh 1.00-4.15
Distributional Designation (tax): 
LMIP
SUCR
YCSO
Session (tax): 
H5B
Course Format (tax): 
LMIP
SUCR
YCSO
Course Categories: 
Economics, Politics, and Law
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ECON S328 (CRN: 30686)

Instructors: Miguel Ramirez
Dates: H5B
Course Mode: LMIP, SUCR, YCSO
Meeting Times: TTh 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: LMIP, SUCR, YCSO

In-person Course. Recent developments in international economics. Trade policy and market structure; the economics of trading blocs such as the EU and NAFTA; the economic consequences of continued U.S. external deficits; globalization and inequality; exchange rates, interest rates, and volatility; speculative capital flows and exchange rate policies; and financial crises and the prospects for the European Monetary Union. Prerequisites: intermediate microeconomics (ECON 121 OR ECON 125) or equivalents and macroeconomics (ECON 122 OR 126) or equivalents. For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session B: July 1 – August 2. Tuition: $5070.


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