Mar 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Hill Book (Class of 2023) 
    
2019-2020 Hill Book (Class of 2023) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]

ECO 311 - International Economics

Three Credits
Spring Semester

This course covers the major themes of the theory of international trade. The gains from trade, tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade, the theories of international trade such as the theory of absolute and comparative advantage and the Heckscher-Ohlin theory will be studied. The justifications for trade protection, its effects on the economy, historical and contemporary U.S. trade policy and the economics of regional trade agreements will also be discussed.

Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ECO 176  and ECO 178  (or their corresponding First-Year Seminar equivalents.)
Course Applies to: Asian Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, and Latin American & Caribbean Studies (with permission of the LACS Program Director)