Why do countries trade with each other? Who gains and who loses from international trade? What effect does trade have on consumer prices, wages, profits, income inequality, economic growth, and the environment? What are the costs and benefits of tariffs and other trade barriers? How have NAFTA and the European Union affected trade patterns, income distribution, and economic development? What effects do capital flows and migration have on sending and receiving countries? This course will use economic analysis to discuss these and other current international economic polies. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Social Inquiry II.

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