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ECON 3171 - International Economics
Summer II, 2009
Textbook
Carbaugh, International Economics, 9th edition or later (don't need
the newest edition) BUY A CHEAP BOOK. We'll discuss this on
first day of class.
http://carbaugh.swcollege.com
You can find
good deals online.
Course Syllabi
ECON
3171 (Updated for Summer II, 2009)
PowerPoint Slides
(Ch #'s reflect 8th and 9th ed. For Ch's 5 up,
subtract '1' for 11th edition. Ex, Ch 12 in 9th ed=Ch 11 in 11th ed.
I'll make sure you are okay as we go along, don't worry.)
Chapters
1 and 2 (The
International Economy & Foundations of Modern Trade Theory)
Chapters 3 and 4 (International Equilibrium
& Trade Model Extensions)
Chapters 5 and 6
(Tariffs & Nontariff Trade Barriers)
Last
part of ch 6
Chapter 7
(Trade Regulations/Industrial Policies)
Chapter 8
(Trade Policies for Developing Nations)
Chapter 9
(Regional Trade Arrangements)
Chapter
10
(Intl Factor Movements/Multinational Enterprises)
Chapter 11 - Part 1 (Balance of Payments)
Chapter 11 - Part 2
Chapter 12 (Foreign Exchange)
Chapter 13
(Exchange rate Determination)
Some practice problems
for foreign exchange
ANSWERS
Chapter 16
(Exchange rate Systems)
Chapter
17
(Macro Policy in an Open Economy)
Articles of Interest (Caution!
Some of these essays are controversial and provocative. But all are
interesting.)
Slate Magazine (see
www.slate.com for more articles):
How to Live on $1.00 a Day
Is E-Bay Rational?
The Mystery of the 5-cent
Coke
Mini-Bar Economics
Explaining the Rise in Teen
Oral Sex
Mystery of the Rude Waiter
Cheating: The Case of
the Unpaid Parking Ticket
Lemons, or Why You can Never
Buy a Decent Used Car
What Economics Teaches About
Penalty Kicks
The Theory of the Leisure
Class
How the Web Prevents Rape
The Price of Motherhood
Hurricane Relief? Or a
$200,000 Check?
An Economist Considers the
Terri Schiavo Case
The $100 Terrorist Insurance
Plan
Why Are We Getting Fat?
Should We Stop Paul Morgan
From Amputating His Feet on The Internet?
Why We Walk Up Staircases But
Not Escalators
An Economics Professor's Guide
to Winning on E-Bay
The Economic Case for
Promiscuity
Wealthier Than Thou: Is it Enough To Be Rich, or Must Others Also
Be Poor?
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