1. Describe the shifts in the world economy over the past 30 years. What are the implications of these shifts for international businesses based in Great Britain? North American? Or Hong Kong? Select one country and discuss the implications. 2. Are facilitating payments (speed payments) ethical?
Course Description Since the election of the 45th President of the United States trade wars and protectionism have been on the rise in western countries after decades of ever-growing economic interactions between countries. In this seminar, we will first review the political economy of trade and discuss the cost and benefits for the involved parties. […]
In neoclassical growth models, the sources of growth, is exogenous usually “technology”. Such theoretical models hence are able to describe how an economy grows, but not why it grows. To overcome this shortcoming, several growth models have been developed that make growth an endogenous variable. In contrast to neoclassical growth theory, endogenous growth theory argues […]
Why was England the first country to have an industrial revolution? What impact did industrialization make on the working class? Describe the reform movements that appeared in Europe at his time (1830-1850)? Why were the liberals threatened by communist ideas? What were some of the changes that Russia was experiencing under Tsar Alexander II? How […]
a)To what degree do strong borders improve national security? b)How do immigrant artists in America portray the concept of borders, and what impact does this portrayal have? c)Would open borders positively impact the world’s economy?
