International+Economic+Summit

=The International Economic Summit=

For most of the second quarter, the class will be studying the principles of international economics and preparing to hold a mock International Economic Summit. The Summit and its preparation will be graded as such :


 * November 4** - The Federal Reserve has created this International Economic Summit simulation. You will be using its [|website] often.

You have been assigned a country and will begin by doing some. Use the following websites for your research:

[|CIA: The World Factbook]

Of all the statistics you have gathered, three of them (GDP per capita, life expectancy and years of schooling) are used to create the and when analyzed along with the country's, can be plotted on a


 * November 6** - Exercise on World Governance Indicators. Using this [|website], complete the information for your country on this [[file:World Governance Indicators.pdf]] and[[file:Corruption Score Chart.pdf]]


 * November 10** - Lesson on Comparative Advantage - [|play here]


 * November 11** - [[file:Globalization Simulation.pdf]]

-[|Film] on The World Trade Organization, "To the Heart of the WTO"
 * November 14** - Using the World Trade Organization [|website,]get information about your country's tariff profile. [[file:Tariff profiles .pdf]] explained and examined


 * November 17**- Country Profiles, [[file:Classification Memo.pdf]], [[file:Foreign Aid Memo.pdf]], [[file:Improving Living Standards.pdf]], [[file:Import-Export Categories.pdf]], [[file:Strategic Planning.pdf]]


 * November 18** - [[file:Pay off Table.pdf]], [[file:Strategic Plan Form.pdf]]


 * November 20** - [[file:Exercise on Exchange Rates.pdf]]. For some you need an [|Internet currency converter]


 * November 24** - Discussion of [[file:Cap and Trade Programs.pdf]] and the[[file:Costs and Benefits of Immigration.pdf]]


 * December 1** - In class research in preparation for guest speaker from Hewlett Foundation. In preparation for a visit from Ana Marshall of the Hewlett Foundation, each of you will do some further research of your countries. The Hewlett Foundation includes the following in their program areas: education, environment, population/reproductive health and governance (specifically control of corruption). For Friday, specifically identify the issues/problems in two of these areas in your country and what, if anything, is being done about it. On Friday, each of you will present your findings to the class and discuss them with Mrs. Marshall. The information you present should be as current as possible and from well known sources


 * December 2** - [[file:Terrorist Finance Report.pdf]]


 * December 8** - [[file:Issue Statement:Export-Import.pdf]] and [[file:Sample trade issues.pdf]]


 * December 12 -** Assignment for [[file:Economics Standard of Living Report .pdf]]