Last updated: October 1, 2012

EC 4190
international economics

Schedule

Readings

Textbook

Email professor

Main page

 

 

 

Dr. Tran H. Dung

Office:
285 Rike Hall

Office Hours

MWF
12:15PM - 1:15PM
or by appointment

Phone
775-2295
or 775-3070

Fax
(937) 775-2441 

 

 

Welcome to the EC 4190 webpage!

This webpage is designed for students who are taking this course from me (Tran Huu Dung) at Wright State University.  If you are not one of my students, this page is not for you.  I do have some stuff that might be of interest to visitors, please click here to go to the main gate to my homepage, and navigate from there.

Information about the course is detailed in the syllabus distributed in class.

If this is the first time you are taking a course with me, please send me an email ASAP to introduce yourself (your name, major, aspiration, and anything you care to tell me).  The more I know about you, the better I can tailor the course to your background and your needs.

Visit this page as often as you can (it's a good idea to bookmark it), I'll update it at least once a week.  Also visit the companion page, News and Reports on International Economics everytime you get on the Web.

See you in class!

THD

◙  Objectives of the Course

This course covers basic trade theories, commercial policy, and theories of international investment and migration, exchange rate determination and open macroeconomics.  Special attention is paid to international economic institutions and current financial crises

◙  Prerequisites

EC 204 and 205, or equivalent.

◙  Textbooks

 

Thomas Pugel, International Economics (15th edition), NY: Irwin-McGrawHill

Website: International Economics, 15/e

◙  Class Rules

Exams

Three midterm exams: each @ 20% of the course grade
Comprehensive final exam 40% of the course grade

Class Participation

Students MUST read the assigned material before coming to class.

Attendance Policy

Regular class attendance is indispensable. A huge amount of interesting (and sometimes difficult) material will be covered in class. Missing class is missing a lot. Indeed, if you expect to be absent in more than one session, you might consider taking this course some other time. Remember: The class needs you as much as you need the class.

Retake Policy

Retakes are not allowed.

Makeup Policy

Requests for makeups must be made before the scheduled exam times.

◙  Grading Policy

The final grade will be based on the final and the midterm.

A: 90-100

B: 75-89

C: 60-74

D: 50-59

F: < 50

Since class participation is crucial for this course, NO STUDENT will get an A (regardless of exam score) if he/she misses three or more class sessions. There is NO exception to this rule.

◙   Schedule for Fall 2012 (tentative)

WEEK

DATE

TOPICS

CHAPTER

NOTES

1

 8/27
8/29
8/31

Introduction
Basic theory using demand and supply
Basic theory using demand and supply

1
2 
2

 

2

 9/3
9/5
9/7

LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
Why everybody trades: comparative advantage
Why everybody trades: comparative advantage


3
3

 

3

 9/10
9/12
9/14		 Trade: Factor availability and factor proportions are key
Who gains and who loses from trade?
Scale economies, imperfect competition, and trade

4
5
6

 

4

 9/17
919
9/21		 Review for Exam
■  FIRST MIDTERM
Growth and trade

 

 

7

 Product Life Cycle

5

 9/24
9/26
9/28		 Analysis of a tariff
Analysis of a tariff
Nontariffs barriers to import

8
8
9

 

6

 10/1
10/3
10/5		 Arguments for and against protection
Arguments for and against protection
Pushing exports

10
10
11

  

7

 10/8
10/10
10/12		 Trade blocs and trade blocks
Trade policies for developing countries
Multinationals and migration: International factor movements

12

14
15

  

8

 10/15
10/17
10/19		 Review for exam
 ■ SECOND MIDTERM
Payments among nations



16

 

9

 10/22
10/24
10/26		 The foreign exchange market
Forward exchange and international financial investment
What determines exchange rates?

17
18
19

 

10

 10/29
10/31
11/2		 What determines exchange rates?
Government policies toward the foreign exchange market
Government policies toward the foreign exchange market

19
20
20

 
11 11/5
11/7
11/9		 How does the open macroeconomy work?
How does the open macroeconomy work?
Review for exam		 22
22		  
12 11/12
11/14
11/16		 VETERAN’S DAY HOLIDAY
 ■ THIRD MIDTERM
Internal and external balances with fixed exchange rates

23		  
13 11/19
11/21
11/23		 Internal and external balances with fixed exchange rates
Review for exam
THANSGIVING HOLIDAY		 23
 		  
14 11/26
11/28
11/30		 Floating exchange rates and internal balance
Floating exchange rates and internal balance
National and global choices: Floating rates and alternatives		 24
25
25		  
15 12/3
12/5
12/7		 National and global choices: Floating rates and alternatives
International lending and financial crises
Review for exam		 25
21		  

FINAL EXAM

FRIDAY DECEMBER 14, 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
 

 

      

If Revived, Doha Talks Face Higher Bar (WSJ 12-12-06)
Bernanke Strikes Diplomatic Tone On Calls for Yuan Flexibility (WSJ 14-12-06)--Read Bernanke's speech
Other articles on US-China talks
Chinese Fruit May Spur EU Battle (WSJ 22-12-06)
 Maybe Developing Nations Are Not Emerging but Have Emerged (NYT 30-12-06)
Southeast Asian Summit Leaders Call for Charter, Free-Trade Zone (WSJ 12-1-07)
How the developing world is striving to free itself of debt (FT Feb 8/07)

WSU Winter 2010 Academic Calendar
Go back to Tran Huu Dung's homepage