ECON 4230
Seminar on Trade and Development
Course Description
Pre-Requisite(s):
ECON 3010 or ECON 3110, and either ECON 4210 or ECON 4610
Examines various topics related to either international trade, Third World development, or interactions between the two. Examples include the effects of NAFTA, the WTO, multinational firms, child labor, rich country protectionism against Third World imports, volatile primary commodity markets, and how trade liberalization affects workers in rich and poor countries. The course will be structured on student presentations and directed-research projects.
