Instructor:
John Whitehead
e-mail: whiteheadjc@appstate.edu
Spring 2005 Calendar (dates subject to change)
| Date | Topic | Readings | Notes | ||
| 1 | M, 1/10 | Introduction | Chapter 1 | ||
| 2 | W, 1/12 | Import and Export Markets | Chapter 2 | ||
| M, 1/17 | State Holiday | ||||
| 3 | W, 1/19 | Multi-Market Trading Game | |||
| 4 | M, 1/24 | Labor Productivity Model | Chapter 3 (36-48, 52-61) | ||
| 5 | W, 1/26 | ||||
| 6 | M, 1/31 |
Comparative Advantage Game;
Choose your country for the research paper; Economy Grows at Fastest Rate In Five Years Amid Spending |
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| 7 | W, 2/2 | Factor Proportions Model | Chapter 3 (48-51, 62-63), Chapter 4 (69-72), Chapter 6 (111-121) | ||
| 8 | M, 2/7 | The Export Engine Needs a Turbocharge; Fuzzy Numbers No More? | |||
| 9 | W, 2/9 | No Class Today! | |||
| 10 | M, 2/14 | U.S. Trade Gap Narrowed To $56.4 Billion Last Month | |||
| 11 | W, 2/16 | Exam #1: Trade Theory | |||
| 12 | M, 2/21 | Other Trade Theories | Chapter 5 | ||
| 13 | W, 2/23 | continued | |||
| 14 | M, 2/28 | I need a snow day ... | |||
| 15 | W, 3/2 | Protectionism | Chapter 7, Chapter 8 (153-166), Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11 (248-250) | Agriculture Issues Divide U.S. and Europe; Tariffs and Quotas Game; Paper Prospectus Due | |
| Spring Break | |||||
| 16 | M, 3/14 | continued | OPEC Member Burdened by High Oil Prices | ||
| 17 | W, 3/16 | continued | Trade Negotiations Game | ||
| 18 | M, 3/21 | continued |
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| 19 | W, 3/23 | continued | |||
| M, 3/28 | State Holiday | ||||
| 20 | W, 3/30 | Exam #2: Trade Policy | |||
| 21 | M, 4/4 | Balance of Payments | Chapter 15 | ||
| 22 | W, 4/6 | continued | |||
| 23 | M, 4/11 | Foreign Exchange Rates | Chapter 16 | Dollar Selloff Sends Shows Through Markets; As Dollar Weakens, Hidden Strengths May Stave Off Crisis; U.S. Faces More Tensions Abroad as Dollar Slides; Brazil's Uncharted Terrain | |
| 24 | W, 4/13 | continued | |||
| 25 | M, 4/18 | Foreign Exchange Rate Theories | Chapter 18 | Draft Paper Due | |
| 26 | W, 4/20 | continued | |||
| 27 | M, 4/25 | continued | |||
| 28 | W, 4/27 | continued | Foreign Investment Game; Final Paper Due | ||
| M, 5/2 | Exam #3: International Finance | Section 101 (12-2:30) | |||
| T, 5/3 | Exam #3: International Finance | Section 102 (12-2:30) | |||