POST 4421

(3 credits) 3 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial This is a senior course normally taken in the sixth semester of the Policy Studies degree program. Students will acquire basic competency in accessing, processing, and interpreting data relevant to international economics issues. The focus is on the theory and policy of international trade, monetary, and financial issues. Topics include restrictive trade practices and tariff policy, exchange rate regimes and their effects on prices and output, the political economy relating to the laws, the structure and actors influencing Canadian trade and monetary policy on the international flows of production, and capital/financial investment. Upon completion, students will have algebraic, graphical and data manipulation skills to evaluate, analyze and compose thoughtful written proposals on issues related to international economic policy.