Robert Morris University - ECON4500-A International Trade/Finance (Spring 2013)

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ECON4500-A International Trade/Finance (Spring 2013)

Session, Dates: 1 (01/14/2013 - 05/04/2013)

Days: T R

Time: 02:00 - 03:15 pm

Location: Moon Campus

Room: Business School 106

Seats Available: Course Full, Choose another

Credits: 3

Course Description

This course examines the theory of comparative advantage as the basis for international trade and specialization. The major part of the course is devoted to the international monetary system and covers the foreign exchange market, concepts of balance of payments, mechanisms of balance-of-payment adjustments, and international capital movements. The effects of tariffs, other barriers to trade, and restrictions on foreign exchange movements are analyzed.

Prerequisites: (ECON1020 and ECON1030) or ECON1010

About The Instructor

Min Lu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Economics

Economics and Legal Studies

lu@rmu.edu
412-397-5460 phone
412-397-2217 fax
Massey Hall 314
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