Econ 181, Fall 2000

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


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