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Global Trade
Politics, Economics & Business Program
Rome, Italy
Dates: 8/27/19 - 12/21/19
Global Trade
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Libera Universita Internazionale Degli Studi Sociali
Location: Rome, Italy
Primary Subject Area: Economics
Instruction in: English
Course Code: SECS-P/01
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 4
Contact Hours: 60
Prerequisites: International Economics
DESCRIPTION
The course surveys the theories and institutions that drive international trade policies, and the interaction between trade and aid policies. It also covers macroeconomic issues of current account imbalances and their relationship with exchange rate management. The course aims at developing a critical view of some of the most pressing contemporary issues related to the growth of global trade and the integration of national economies, like globalization and inequality, the persistence of trade imbalances, how these imbalances can give rise to or are amplified by currency and financial crises, the role of international organizations in reventing and managing crises.
(4 Semester Credits/8 ECTS Credits)
(4 Semester Credits/8 ECTS Credits)