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Lecture 1 Course Information Overview of the World Economy

Lecture 1: Intro. 2. Announcements. Overrides shouldn't be necessary. Lecture 1: Intro. 3. Course Organization. SyllabusTextbook: Gerber 5th ed. (OK to use 4th ed.)Readings:Mostly from webIn coursepacks 1-3NewsExams: 2 midterms final. Lecture 1: Intro. 4. Course Organization. Web s

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Lecture 1 Course Information Overview of the World Economy

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    1. Lecture 1 Course Information & Overview of the World Economy Econ 340

    2. Lecture 1: Intro 2 Announcements Overrides – shouldn’t be necessary

    3. Lecture 1: Intro 3 Course Organization Syllabus Textbook: Gerber 5th ed. (OK to use 4th ed.) Readings: Mostly from web In coursepacks 1-3 News Exams: 2 midterms + final

    4. Lecture 1: Intro 4 Course Organization Web site Find it through Ctools, or Google “Deardorff”

    5. Lecture 1: Intro 5 Course Organization My Office Hours: Hours: Mondays 10:30-11:30 AM Wednesdays 10:30-11:30 AM 3314 Weill Hall Ford School of Public Policy (Corner of State and Hill) GSI Office Hours (Ryan Monarch) Hours: Mondays 12:00 – 1:00 PM Thursdays 10:30 – 11:30 AM Office: 109 Lorch

    6. Lecture 1: Intro 6 Course Organization Course Packs Will be available from Grade-A Notes, through Michigan Union Bookstore Unavailable readings Semi-available readings (thru UM) Freely available reading Questions on readings Old Exams (5a, 5b, 5c) Should be ready later this week Note: Packs 2-5 you have to order

    7. Lecture 1: Intro 7 Course Organization Exam Information Instructions for exams Links to old exams Results of exams

    8. Lecture 1: Intro 8 Course Organization “Handouts” = Occasional extra materials, maybe (maybe none) Graphs Tables Readings

    9. Lecture 1: Intro 9 Course Organization News How we’ll use Weekly discussion Three news items assigned each week Included on exams Your responsibility: Keep up with international economic news Subscriptions available online for Wall Street Journal Economist Financial Times Also see my link to “All”

    10. Lecture 1: Intro 10 Course Organization Q&A Feel free to e-mail me with questions I will post questions and answers online (without your names) Good idea to check these before exams Also trying to use Piazza in Ctools.

    11. Lecture 1: Intro 11 Course Organization Questions on Readings For each reading outside textbook: Several questions – usually 3 These are guides to what I want you to learn Exam questions on the readings will mostly come from these questions

    12. Lecture 1: Intro 12 Course Organization Study Questions Available for each lecture Format is same as exams Part multiple choice Part short answer Some exam questions will come directly from these. Others will be similar to them Don’t wait to use them!

    13. Lecture 1: Intro 13 Course Organization Other items on course homepage: Lecture slides, before & after Curves from prior terms Glossary of International Economics Honors assignment Questionnaire and results Recent readings I recommend Student comments from prior terms Useful links

    14. Lecture 1: Overview 14 Lecture 1 Outline Overview of the World Economy “Globalization” Elements of the World Economy Ways that Countries Interact Trade Capital Flows Migration Policies that Affect Others

    15. Lecture 1: Overview 15 Overview of the World Economy “Globalization” Means different things to different people My definitions (see my online Glossary): 1. The increasing world-wide integration of markets for goods, services and capital. 2. Also role of MNCs, IMF, WTO, World Bank. 3. Elsewhere: domination by United States. Some see good, others bad Bad: reading by powell Good: reading by Bhagwati

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