Assigned Readings
Class #1 on Monday Aug. 28
K&O, Chapter 1
Reader: "Why Trade is Good for You" The Economist, October 98, reader p.3,
and
"The New Trade War", The Economist, December 99, reader pp. 95-96.
Class #2 on Wednesday Aug. 30 K&O, Chapter 2 pp. 11-17. Practice problem 1 in K&O, Chapter 2
Class #3 on Wed. Sept 6
K&O, Chapter 2 pp. 17-22.
Practice problems 2,3,4 in K&O, Chapter 2
Read news about (1) the debate about globalization in and around the U.N.
meeting in New-York, and (2) the Senate vote on the China Trade Bill.
Class #4 on Mon. Sept 11 K&O, Chapter 2 pp. 23-34. Skip the section on determining the relative wage p. 29
Class #5 on Wed. Sept 13 K&O, Chapter 3 pp. 37-45 Practice problem 2 in K&O, Chapter 3
Class #6 on Mon. Sept 18 K&O, Chapter 3 pp. 46-53 Practice problems 3 and 4 in K&O, Chapter 3
Class #7 on Wed. Sept 20
K&O, Chapter 3 pp. 51-59 (skip Fig. 3.13) + Appendix
Reader: "The sugar solution", The Economist 4/22/00, reader p. 132
and "Midwest Farmers Protests Imports", NYT, 9/22/98, reader p. 138.
Class #8 on Mon. Sept 25 K&O, Chapter 4 pp. 66-73 and 88-91
Class #9 on Wed. Sept 27 K&O, Chapter 4 pp. 70-75 Assignment 2 due Monday Oct. 2 at beginning of class
Class #10 on Mon. October 2 K&O, Chapter 4 pp. 75-85
Class #11 on Wed. Oct. 4
K&O, Chapter 4 pp. 77-78; Chapter 5 pp. 92-97
Reader "The Wages of Fear" pp. 17-18
Class #12 on Mon. Oct. 9
Guest speaker: Harley Shaiken
Reader: information on the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act, pp. 10-11
Class #13 on Wed. Oct. 11
K&O, Chapter 5 pp. 95-103
Monday October 16, midterm
Class #14 on Wednesday, October 18 K&O, Chapter 5 pp. 116-118 K&O, Chapter 6 pp. 119-130 Pb set #3 due on Monday October 23
Class #15 on Mon. October 23
K&O, Chapter 6 pp. 131-145
Reader, pp. 138-141
Class #16 on Wednesday, October 25 K&O, Chapter 6 pp. 146-154 Practice problems 1, 2, and 4 in K&O, Chapter 6
Class #17 on Monday, October 30 K&O, Chapter 7 pp. 159-166 Reader: Articles on immigration, p. 89. Class web page: Article from the NY Times, 9-4-2000;
Class #18 on Wednesday, November 1 K&O, Chapter 7 pp. 167-184 Reader: Article on FDI, pp. 8-9
Class #19 on Monday, November 6 Reader "Border Battles", pp. 6-7.
Class #20 on Wednesday, November 8 K&O, Chapter 8 pp. 187-197 Assignment # 4 due on Monday, November 13.
Class #21 on Monday, November 13
Conference by David Zilberman on "Trade and the Environment"
Handout
Look at New York Times article on the meeting in The Hague
On Global
Warming and the Kyoto Protocol, NYT, November 13, 2000
More
on discussion in the Hague about the Kyoto protocol NYT, November 14,
2000
Reader pp. 113-126 and 147
Class #22 on Wednesday, November 15
K&O, Chapter 8 pp. 198-206
Practice exercise 1 to 3 in Chapter 8.
Class #23 on Monday, November 20 K&O, Chapter 8 pp. 203-207 + Appendix 1
Class #24 on Wednesday, November 22 K&O, Chapter 9 pp. 218-233 Reader: pp. 90-92 + 103-106.
Class #25 on Monday, November 27
K&O, Chapter 9 pp. 234-245
Reader:p. 12-13.
Class #26 on Wednesday, November 29 K&O, Chapter 11 Reader pp. 131-132.
Class #27 on Monday, December 4 K&O, Chapter 10, except section on dual economy pp. 262-266.
Class #28 on Wednesday, December 6 Review session