Covers international trade and financial markets. Taught in a mixture of lectures and sections. No calculus is used, and there is no mathematics background requirement. Designed for both potential economics concentrators and those who plan no further work in the field. The Department of Economics strongly encourages students considering concentration to take this course in their freshman year.
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