ECON 051. International Trade and Finance


This course surveys the theory of trade (microeconomics) and of the balance of payments and exchange rates (macroeconomics). The theories are used to analyze topics such as trade patterns, trade barriers, flows of labor and capital, exchange-rate fluctuations, the international monetary system, and macroeconomic interdependence.
Prerequisite: ECON 011  and ECON 021 .
Social sciences.
1 credit.
Eligible for ASIA ,PEAC, GLBL-core
Spring 2024. Ko.
Spring 2025. Ko.
Catalog chapter: Economics  
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/economics


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