INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Contemporary theory of International Trade, focusing on why nations trade and what do they trade, and in what sense international trade is beneficial to trading countries. Current policy issues will be examined to demonstrate the usefulness as well as the limitations of the theory.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ECON 301 or 311 . Not open to students with credit for ECON 364. Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the reasons of why countries trade Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply economic analysis to evaluate effects of opening to trade on welfare of different groups Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify effects of tariffs and other trade policy tools on consumer, producers and the government Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply economic analysis to evaluate current and proposed international trade agreements Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the reasons of why countries trade Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply economic analysis to evaluate effects of opening to trade on welfare of different groups Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify effects of tariffs and other trade policy tools on consumer, producers and the government Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply economic analysis to evaluate current and proposed international trade agreements Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027