Advanced International Trade and Investment (EIB-E221)

Fall 2023 · EIB E221 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

This seminar presents the analytical economics and political economy of different integration strategies, and then applies these to WTO multilateral initiatives, Brexit, NAFTA, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Mercosur, and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Other topics this semester include the effects of Covid on trade and investment and international policy cooperation, supply chains and economic welfare, infra-structure and foreign aid, and multinationals and international taxation. The seminar format is a workshop with lectures, student presentations and discussions, a student research paper, and a conference. Open to students who have completed E220, other upper-level economics courses, or with permission by instructor.

Course codes: EIB-E221

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