MBA 515 - International Trade and Finance

(3 credits)

This course is designed to study the international trade and finance in the world economy. Topics covered in the area of international trade include trade policies, international organizations and agreements affecting international, recent trade agreements and political events affecting the global economy. The emphasis of this course is on international finance. Topics of international finance include: The international monetary system and balance of payments, international financial balance of payments, the foreign exchange markets, international financial markets and institutions, international portfolio investment, foreign direct investment and multinational corporations, structural and institutional change in international finance. Prerequisites: MBA 499 - Economics for Managers or (ECON 101) and MBA 501 - Financial Decision Making.