Assigned Readings

Class #1
K&O, Chapter 1
Reader: "War of the Worlds", The Economist, pp. 3-9

Classes #2, 3, and 4
K&O, Chapter 2
Practice problems 1, 2 and 3 in K&O, Chapter 2
Reader: "What do Undergrads Need to Know about Trade", by Paul Krugman, American Economic Review, May 1993

Classes #5, 6, and 7
K&O, Chapter 3
Practice problems 2 and 3 in K&O, Chapter 3
Reader: "Crawfish Wars .." New York Times, 5-7-97.

Classes #8, 9, 10, and 11
K&O, Chapter 4
Practice problem 2 in K&O, Chapter 4
Reader: "War of the Worlds", The Economist, pp. 12-19

Classes #12 and 13
K&O, Chapter 5 pp. 93-104 and 117-119
Practice problems 3 and 4 in K&O, Chapter 5

Class #14
K&O, Chapter 6 pp. 121-136

Class #15
K&O, Chapter 6 pp. 133-42 and 147-154

Class #16
Midterm

Class #17
Conference by Orlando Loera, Executive Vice-President, International Trade Division, Bank of America
Reader: "Asia's Giant ..." NYT 3/4/97

Classes #18 and 19
K&O, Chapter 7

Classes #20-22
K&O, Chapter 8
K&O, Chapter 5 pp. 109-112
Reader: "Europe's Banning of Treated Beef ..." NYTimes 5/9/97
Practice problems 1 to 7 in K&O, Chapter 8

Class #23
K&O, Chapter 9 pp. 219-234
Read articles on Fast Track from NYTimes and SF Chronicle, 11/11/97, on Web

Class #24
Conference by Harley Shaiken on "The Fast Track Bill"
Reader: "The Nafta Effect" from The Economist, July 1997

Class #25
K&O, Chapter 9 pp. 234-46
Reader: "The Banana Wars" from Newsweek, 4/28/1997

Class #26
K&O, Chapter 10

Class #27
Conference by David Zilberman on "Trade and the Environment"
Reader: "Environmental aspects ... " by D. Ziberman, 1992

Class #28
K&O, Chapter 11

Class #29
Review session.