ECON 30000 Study Abroad International Elective

(1-5 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

St. Andrews, Scotland: This module will provide you with understanding of specific aspects of development finance, recognising that finance-related issues are increasingly important in economic development. The module is designed to introduce you to advances in both the theoretical and the empirical understanding of financial issues mainly in developing countries. This will include an examination of the starting point as well as the path to financial integration with the international economy, and will address a selection of the major issues surrounding developing markets. In the context of economic development and emerging markets, we will mainly study topics of financial repression and liberalisation; financial development; fragility and crises; microfinance; financial aid and economic development; and religion and finance. LP 153401016 description: This module explores economic development in post-colonial Sub-Saharan Africa, bringing together macroeconomic and microeconomic perspectives. The overarching aim is to analyse and unpack key dimensions of the processes of economic development across Sub-Saharan African countries taking a critical and pluralist approach. The module presents theoretical and policy-relevant debates that are of interest not only to those who want to learn about Sub-Saharan Africa specifically but also to those who are seeking to develop a global understanding of economic dynamics. LP 155901498 description: This module provides a critical overview of theoretical, empirical and policy issues relating to international trade and investment. It provides an introduction to the main theories of international trade, including standard neoclassical free trade approaches and more recent theories addressing imperfect competition, economies of scale, national competitiveness issues, and managed trade. It also discusses topics in international trade such as the effects of trade on income distribution and poverty, the debate about import substitution and trade protection, and alternative approaches to trade policy. Moreover, it analyses drivers of international factor movements, foreign direct investment, and the role of multinational corporations. CU ECON 2275 description: The course provides a theoretical and empirical understanding of the political economy of law and public policy making, examines how law and regulation affects policy outcomes, and familiarizes students with economic concepts and tools useful for analyzing policy issues. Topics covered include, public goods, externalities, monopolies, regulation, rent seeking, law and economics, law enforcement, legal systems and public bureaucracy. PF CECO 62355 description: Starting from the 2008 crisis and that linked to the Covid-19 pandemic and their consequences on the real economy, we will list the reactions of the political authorities to exit the recession and reduce imbalances. In this context, we will distinguish cyclical policies from structural policies and will attempt to analyze their impacts on growth prospects in the years to come. Finally, before returning to the different economic policies (budgetary, monetary and employment) implemented over the past 20 years in France and their consequences on the French economy, we will detail the decision support instruments available to the economists to designate optimal economic policies (structural unemployment, potential production, output gap, macroeconomic model). AU Angers, France H-LLEA S4-130 Situate the nature of state intervention in the field of economics and analyze the factors and actors involved in the development of economic policy implementation processes. PF BMET 25A18 description: This economics course focuses on the study of economic and financial history through the critical reading and analysis of primary sources and models. This course focuses on the key features of how economies have evolved over time, introducing students to quali/quantitative analysis, comparative history, and the integration of social and cultural perspectives into economic narratives. It focuses on the analysis and interpretation of crucial economic and financial turning points in history, and what economic factors have led to these points.