Economics 333

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
Intersession 2016
 
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January
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Class:

9:30 - 10:30: Orientation

10:30 - 1:30: Campus Tour and Lunch

 

 5

10:00 - 2:30:  City Tour of Hong Kong

 6

Class:

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
(DLB 905)

2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
(DLB 905)

7

PRC Trip:

Macau

 

 

 8

PRC Trip:

Macau, Guangzhou

 9

PRC Trip:

Guangzhou
10

PRC Trip:

Guangzhou, Shenzen

 11

Class:

9:30 PM - 12:30 PM
(WLB 601)

 12

Class:

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
(SCE1006)

 

 

 

 13

Class:

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
(WLB 601)

2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
(WLB 601)

7:00 PM:  Horse races at Happy Valley

 14

Class:

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
(WLB 601)

 15

Class:

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
(SCE 1006)

 16

No Class

10:00 AM: Giant Buddha on Lantau Island
17

No Class 		18

Class:

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
(DLB 905)

 

 19

Class:

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
(DLB 905)

 20

Class:

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
(DLB 905)

 21

Class:

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
(DLB 905)

 22

No Class		 23

No Class
24

No Class

25

Classes start at USD

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JAN 6 (9:30 AM - 12:30 PM): The International Economy and Globalization, The Balance-of-Payments
Reading:
  • Chapters 1 and 10
 Notes:
 
JAN 6 (2:30 PM - 5:30 PM): The Balance-of-Payments, Foreign Exchange
Reading:
  • Chapters 10 and 11
 Notes:
 
JAN 11 (9:30 AM - 12:30 PM): Foreign Exchange, Exchange Rate Determination
Reading:
  • Chapters 11 and 12
 Notes:
 
JAN 12 (9:30 AM - 12:30 PM): Exchange Rate Determination, Exchange Rate Adjustments and the Balance-of-Payments
Reading:
  • Chapters 12, and 14
 Notes:
 
JAN 13 (9:30 AM - 12:30 PM): Exchange Rate Systems and Currency Crises
Reading:
  • Chapter 15
 Notes:
 
JAN 13 (2:30 PM - 5:30 PM): Foundations of Modern Trade Theory:  Comparative Advantage 
Reading:
  • Chapter 2
 Notes:
 
JAN 14 (9:30 AM - 12:30 PM): Sources of Comparative Advantage
Reading:
  • Chapter 3
 Notes:
 
JAN 15 (9:30 AM - 12:30 PM): Test #1
Reading:
  • Test #1 will cover Chapters 1 and 10 - 12, 14 - 15
 Notes:
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JAN 18 (9:30 AM - 12:30 PM): Tariffs
Reading:
  • Chapter 4
 Notes:
 
JAN 19 (9:30 AM - 12:30 PM): Nontariff Trade Barriers
Reading:
  • Chapter 5
 Notes:
 
JAN 20 (9:30 AM - 12:30 PM):  Regional Trading Arrangements
Reading:
  • Chapter 8
 Notes:
 
JAN 21 (10:30 AM - 12:30 PM): Test #2

 

  • Test #2 will cover Chapters 2 - 5 and 8

 

 Notes:
  •