PO 2920 - Economics in a Global Context

How a nation-state develops, manages, and implements its respective domestic economic policies have a direct result on that nation-state’s ability to not only survive, but to thrive in the 21st century global economic order.  Although the interaction and dynamics of global politics are increasingly complex, the basic building blocks of macroeconomic principles, (supply/demand, scarcity, comparative advantage, etc.) are critical to understanding the dynamic environment that defines the contemporary global landscape.

In this course, students will be exposed to and explore foundational economic principles and how those basic concepts are interpreted and applied in a global context to explain nation-state behavior in the hyper-globalized international economic order. Credits: 4