Discipline ID
c25cc98e-a6d8-4735-9671-bdf8e98af8d9
COURSE DETAIL
WORLD ECONOMY IN THE 20TH - 21ST CENTURY: ADDITIONAL PAPER
Country
France
Host Institution
University of Bordeaux
Program(s)
University of Bordeaux
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
134
UCEAP Course Suffix
Q
UCEAP Official Title
WORLD ECONOMY IN THE 20TH - 21ST CENTURY: ADDITIONAL PAPER
UCEAP Transcript Title
WORLD ECON 20-21C
UCEAP Quarter Units
1.00
UCEAP Semester Units
0.70
Course Description
This course is the additional work for the course : "THE WORLD ECONOMY IN THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY". This course, while giving an outline of global economic developments over the recent past and their implications in today's world, focuses on key moments and areas in the history of the twentieth century, sometimes referred to as “the short twentieth century,” starting in 1914 and ending in 1989. This course covers through the year 2000.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
WORLD ECONOMY IN THE 20TH - 21ST CENTURY: ADDITIONAL PAPER
Host Institution Campus
SCIENCES PO BORDEAUX
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Sciences Po Bordeaux
COURSE DETAIL
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
Country
Italy
Host Institution
University of Commerce Luigi Bocconi
Program(s)
Bocconi University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
131
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course offers an exploration of the intellectual framework or public economics. The course discusses questions including should we encourage government intervention in the economy and on what grounds, what are the different instruments the government can use in order to achieve its goals and what should these goals be. The course builds on robust theoretical and empirical arguments, together with sound institutional analyses, in order to achieve an in-depth understanding of government reasons to intervene and ways of intervention. The course examines topics including government expenditure, deficit, and debt; education; social and health insurance; pension systems; taxation and progressivity; taxation incidence; optimal taxation; income taxation; consumption taxation; and inequality and redistribution. Students complete a written midterm and written final exam.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
30344
Host Institution Course Title
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
Host Institution Campus
University of Commerce Luigi Bocconi
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Social and Political Sciences
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ECONOMICS OF POVERTY
Country
France
Host Institution
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po)
Program(s)
Sciences Po Paris
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
117
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ECONOMICS OF POVERTY
UCEAP Transcript Title
ECON OF POVERTY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course uses analytical tools from economics to study the determinants and the different facets of world poverty. The course discusses the causes of poverty differences across countries, the measurement of poverty and inequality, the logic behind poverty traps and cash transfers, and the determinants of economic decision-making among poor households. Students consider the constraints that the poor face in their daily lives and what governments do to eradicate poverty. While covering these topics, the course explores the various dimensions of the economic lives of the poor, including health and nutrition, education, access to credit and insurance, land markets and inequality, rural/urban migration, and gender discrimination. Throughout the course, students also study examples of actual policy interventions designed to reduce poverty, as well as the methods used to evaluate their impact.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
BEXP 15A01
Host Institution Course Title
ECONOMICS OF POVERTY
Host Institution Campus
English Seminar
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Exploration Seminar
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INTERNATIONAL MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT
Country
France
Host Institution
University of Bordeaux
Program(s)
University of Bordeaux
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
Business Administration
UCEAP Course Number
105
UCEAP Course Suffix
B
UCEAP Official Title
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT
UCEAP Transcript Title
MARKETING
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course on marketing covers product life cycles, marketing mixes, brand(ing), market segmentation, positioning, targeting, a case study approach, SWOT/TOWS analysis, Porter’s models (e.g. value chain), sales, globalization and international/global marketing, market studies, strategy, and various matrices.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
5CSM506U
Host Institution Course Title
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economics
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ECONOMICS OF ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
Country
United Kingdom - Scotland
Host Institution
University of Edinburgh
Program(s)
University of Edinburgh
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
101
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ECONOMICS OF ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
UCEAP Transcript Title
ECON ASYMMETRC INFO
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This is an introductory course to the role of asymmetric information in economic situations at the undergraduate level. Decision makers (for example, buyers and sellers) are typically differentially informed about the quality, quantity or value of the traded goods. This course introduces the well-known stylistic models of informational asymmetries.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ECNM10083
Host Institution Course Title
ECONOMICS OF ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
Host Institution Campus
University of Edinburgh
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
School of Economics
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ESCI: CORPORATE FINANCE
Country
Spain
Host Institution
Pompeu Fabra University
Program(s)
International Business Economics
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
Business Administration
UCEAP Course Number
182
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ESCI: CORPORATE FINANCE
UCEAP Transcript Title
ESCI:CORP FINANCE
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course teaches the importance of building, reading, understanding, and analyzing financial statements of companies, no matter what country they are from. It focuses on mastering the vocabulary of financial statements and accounting reports in order to to communicate with internal and external interlocutors. Topics include: basics in financial accounting; cash flow management; financial statements analysis; cost accounting; time value of money; interest rates; risks and rates of return; cost of capital; basics of capital budgeting; cash flow estimation and risk analysis; working capital management; financial planning and forecasting.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
80228 / 51655 / 5170
Host Institution Course Title
ESCI: CORPORATE FINANCE
Host Institution Campus
Pompeu Fabra University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
ESCI International Business (Escola Superior de Comerç Internacional)
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MARKET DYNAMICS AND CORPORATE INNOVATION
Country
Netherlands
Host Institution
Utrecht University
Program(s)
Utrecht University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
139
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
MARKET DYNAMICS AND CORPORATE INNOVATION
UCEAP Transcript Title
MARKET DYNMC&INNOV
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course aims to put the dynamic analysis of decisions and developments on center stage. The course focuses on industry dynamics–the analysis of firm entry, growth, and survival as components of industrial change. Innovative activity, one of the central manifestations of change, is also one of the key challenges faced by firms. This course offers an understanding of the mechanisms involved in industry dynamics, allowing key players to form better strategies and policies. Students engage in a simulation game to learn about innovation from a practical point of view and apply the literature to a realistic case.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ECB3DSM
Host Institution Course Title
MARKET DYNAMICS AND CORPORATE INNOVATION
Host Institution Campus
Law, Economics and Governance
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economics
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FINANCE THEORY
Country
Norway
Host Institution
University of Oslo
Program(s)
University of Oslo
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
125
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
FINANCE THEORY
UCEAP Transcript Title
FINANCE THEORY
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
Topics covered in this course include: individual decision-making under uncertainty; expected utility and the mean-variance criterion; portfolio choice and separation; capital asset pricing models (also without riskless asset) and complete markets for state contingent claims, spanning, consequences for investment decisions; market efficiency, information Paradox; theory of pricing of derivative assets, such as forward and futures contracts and in particular options. Also covered: basic theory of portfolio choice and different equilibrium models for financial markets under one-period uncertainty; when, how, and to what extent the models are applicable; some elements of empirical research in the field; implications of the theory for capital budgeting and financing decisions in the private sector; the basics of absence-of-arbitrage pricing models applied to financial options which include binomial trees in discrete time as well as diffusions in continuous time.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ECON4510
Host Institution Course Title
FINANCE THEORY
Host Institution Campus
Social Sciences
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economics
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INTRODUCTION TO US ECONOMIC INEQUALITY I
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Free University of Berlin
Program(s)
Free University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
American Studies
UCEAP Course Number
138
UCEAP Course Suffix
H
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO US ECONOMIC INEQUALITY I
UCEAP Transcript Title
US ECON INEQUALITY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course reviews and analyzes various aspects of economic inequality. Household heterogeneities related to credit restrictions, indebtedness, or marginal propensities to consume out of different sources of income or wealth are important to explain aggregate consumption behavior. Measures that directly aim to affect inequality at the aggregate level, such as wealth taxes, inheritance taxes etc., are often perceived as detrimental to economic efficiency. The course discusses key concepts of the economics discipline such as economic efficiency and welfare as they often are building blocks for economic advice on policy measures. This course sheds light on the trade-offs and distributional consequences of macroeconomic policies and trains students to explicitly articulate the underlying value assumptions. Students should have introductory knowledge in economics and statistics.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
32702
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO US ECONOMIC INEQUALITY I
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
JOHN F. KENNEDY-INSTITUT FÜR NORDAMERIKASTUDIEN
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
John-F-Kennedy-Institut für Nordamerikastudien
COURSE DETAIL
ECONOMIC HISTORY
Country
Italy
Host Institution
University of Bologna
Program(s)
University of Bologna
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
142
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ECONOMIC HISTORY
UCEAP Transcript Title
ECONOMIC HISTORY
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
The course discusses the main aspects and trends of the world economy during the 20th and early 21st centuries. At the end of the course students understand the origin of the most important economic institutions and the features of the economic cycles so far experienced by the world economy. Topics addressed in more detail include the failure of the command economies, the construction of the European Union, the evolution and transformation of financial systems, globalization, and the regulation of the labor market in different countries.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
69065
Host Institution Course Title
ECONOMIC HISTORY
Host Institution Campus
BOLOGNA
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
LT in ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
Host Institution Department
Economics