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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

ECON 464
Course Description

Contemporary theory of International Trade, focusing on why nations trade and what do they trade, and in what sense international trade is beneficial to trading countries. Current policy issues will be examined to demonstrate the usefulness as well as the limitations of the theory.

Prerequisites

ECON 301 or ECON 311 . Not open to students with credit for ECON 364.

Satisfies
Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.35

13.33% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

4.84% from Historical

A Rate
32.5%

59.34% from Historical

Class Size
40

-56.19% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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