Informações sobre o curso: This course will focus on facets of globalization that affect a country´s economic perspectives and decisions. Globalization has recently been the predominant subject in many political debates, and this course will go into the determinants of globalization. It will be separated into four modules; the first module will explain exchange rates. It will cover what determines exchange rate and how different exchange rates affect the economy and the reality of currencies. The second module will explore trade, the reality of free trade, and what occurs to a country´s economy with protectionism. The third module will go into the balance of payments, it will help you understand how economic transactions between a country and the rest of the world work. The fourth module will focus on Immigration, which is probably one of the most controversial subjects today. It will explain how migration affects host countries and it will cover current migration trends.
Desenvolvido por: IE Business SchoolIE Business School
Ministrado por: Gayle Allard, Professor
Economics
| Nível | Beginner |
| Compromisso | 2-3 hrs/ week |
| Idioma | English |
| Como ser aprovado | Seja aprovado em todas as tarefas para concluir o curso. |
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Programa
SEMANA 1
Exchange Rates
10 vídeos, 4 leituras
- Vídeo: Globalization and its discontents
- Vídeo: What determines the value of a currency?
- Vídeo: Some key indicators that drive currency values and an illustration
- Vídeo: Special cases: commodity currencies; reserve and safe haven currencies
- Reading: 5 World Currencies That Are Closely Tied to Commodities
- Reading: Optional: Trade, Immigration And Exchange Rates In A Globalized World: A Reader
- Vídeo: How do exchange rates affect the economy?
- Vídeo: How can governments intervene to influence the value of the currency?
- Vídeo: Contradictory government objectives
- Vídeo: Different exchange-rate regimes and the world´s key currencies by turnover
- Reading: Exchange Rate Systems
- Vídeo: Yen, Euro and Pound Sterling; Yuan and Rupee, the Dollar
- Reading: Deutsche Bank Trade Of The Week: Sell The US Dollar To Yen Exchange Rate
- Vídeo: Conclusions
Nota atribuída: Exchange Rates
SEMANA 2
Trade
11 vídeos, 5 leituras
- Vídeo: Introduction, assumptions and terminology
- Vídeo: Production possibilities curve
- Vídeo: The model: Absolute advantage
- Reading: Trade and Economic Growth
- Reading: Optional: Trade, Immigration And Exchange Rates In A Globalized World: A Reader
- Vídeo: Partial equilibrium analysis
- Vídeo: The benefits of free trade
- Reading: 10 benefits of trade for developing countries
- Vídeo: The effect of tariffs
- Vídeo: Does anyone lose from trade?
- Vídeo: Can free trade still be seen as beneficial?
- Discussion Prompt: Trade in your country
- Vídeo: The WTO and global free trade
- Reading: Why the U.S. needs the World Trade Organization
- Vídeo: Trends since WWII: globalization followed by protectionism
- Vídeo: What would more protection do to the world?
- Reading: Do open markets matter or is protectionism the answer?
Nota atribuída: Module II. Trade
SEMANA 3
Balance of Payments
12 vídeos, 4 leituras
- Vídeo: Introduction
- Vídeo: Basic components
- Reading: Balance of Payments
- Vídeo: Practical Exercise
- Reading: Trade, Immigration And Exchange Rates In A Globalized World: A Reader
- Vídeo: What does a current-account deficit or surplus mean? Part 1
- Vídeo: What does a current-account deficit or surplus mean? Part 2
- Reading: Current Account Deficits: Is There a Problem?
- Vídeo: Why do countries have current-account deficits or surpluses? Part 1
- Vídeo: Why do countries have current account deficits or surpluses? Part 2
- Reading: How crucial is the current account deficit?
- Vídeo: What do current account imbalances mean, and how can they be corrected?
- Vídeo: The Current Account and National Growth Models
- Vídeo: The Current Account and National Growth Models
- Vídeo: The Global Growth Model
- Vídeo: Conclusions
- Discussion Prompt: Examining a country´s BOP data?
Nota atribuída: Module III. Balance of Payments
SEMANA 4
(Im)migration
12 vídeos, 4 leituras
- Vídeo: Introduction
- Vídeo: Migration as part of globalization
- Reading: International Migration: The human face of globalisation
- Reading: Optional: Trade, Immigration And Exchange Rates In A Globalized World: A Reader
- Vídeo: How does migration affect the economy? Part 1
- Vídeo: How does migration affect the economy? Part 2
- Reading: Does Immigration Help or Hurt Local Economies?
- Reading: Is migration good for the economy?
- Vídeo: Causes for opposition
- Vídeo: Why is there so much opposition to immigration?
- Vídeo: Current issues, objections and responses
- Vídeo: Migration:objections and responses
- Vídeo: How globalization affects trade and immigration
- Vídeo: Conclusions: Is globalization to blame for stagnant lower- and middle-class incomes?
- Vídeo: Globalization is worth fighting for!
- Vídeo: Final comments
Nota atribuída: Module IV. (IM)MIGRATION
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un curso muy útil
I would like to congrats all the members of this course. It is fascinating and I have learned so much!
Absolutely fantastic. Doctor Gayle Allard is incredible and manages to explain intricate concepts to beginners very easily.
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Interesting. I learned a lot about global trade