Fall 2008 Class Schedule
ECON 4527/5527-001 International Economics
TR, 12:45pm-2:05pm, Wilson Hall 343
Office Hours: After class meetings and by appointment.
2007 Student Report Schedule
The 2007 topic list will provide some ideas for the 2008 reports.
November 6: Michael Hutton – The New
Protectionism
November 8: Meagan Bond – The WTO “Aid
for Trade” Program
November 15: Robert Harris – Employment
Effects of NAFTA
November 20: Kelly McFarlane – Trade and
the Environment
November 27: Seth Jones – Intellectual
Property Rights and Theft Issues
November 29: Jeremy Cook – Open Source
Software and the Global Economy
December 4: Fifi Saba – Microloans and
Economic Development
December 6: -- Dustin Blazer – The Global Automobile Industry
December 6: -- Gary Carver – The Future of the U.S. Dollar
Important Links
1. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (
international business and economic
matters. Look at their “International Economic Trends” publication to see
the nations which they track, and the
types of data they present. http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/iet/
2. The three “Bretton
Woods Institutions” are the International
Monetary Fund, the World Bank,
and the
World
Trade Organization. Together, these international agencies
regulate and monitor important aspects
of the global economy. Go to their main
pages below and look at their functions.
The
International Monetary Fund: http://www.imf.org/
The
World Bank: http://www.worldbank.org/
The
World Trade Organization: http://www.wto.org/
3. The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is usually considered to be a spy
agency. However, most of their work has
nothing to do with the “cloak and
dagger” world. Instead, they collect,
analyze, and publish all types of information
about various nations. One of their most useful publications is “The
World Factbook” which contains a wide range of
current information on every nation in
the world. http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html/