Among the specific topics covered by the course are the analysis of global industries and companies, the relevance of trading blocs to international strategy, key implementation tools, market entry strategies, international organizational structures, operating in emerging markets and roles of overseas subsidiaries and country managers. Surveys the growth and structural changes of the post-WWII economy, including the most recent recession and financial crisis of the 1990s. Japan's foreign economic relations are considered, including the size and composition of trade, balance of payments, multinationals, exchange rates and U.S.-Japan economic relations. Surveys relevant business and public policy issues among the Pacific Basin economies. Explores approximately 18 economies, including those of Japan, the United States, Australia and the developing economies of East and Southeast Asia as well as the People's Republic of China.
Classes combine lecture with discussion and case analysis.
Topics include development, trade patterns, protectionism, foreign direct investment and technology transfer, capital markets and flows, foreign exchange regimes and regional institutional arrangements. B8599 Seminars in international business These faculty-led seminars reflect current topics or the special expertise of certain professors. The course examines several important issues in international corporate finance, primarily through case analysis. Considerable time is devoted to understanding valuation of direct foreign investments. Analysis of an international capital budgeting decision requires an understanding of exchange rates and the determination of an appropriate cost of capital.