WORKSHOP IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

ECON 978

Course Description

Second in a two seminar sequence on the current research in international trade; a wide range of topics in theory, quantitative analysis, statistics, and policy. For graduate students in their second or later years when working on theses.

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

1% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

0.72% from Historical

A Rate

100%

1.46% from Historical

Class Size

-29.5% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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