Schedule for Week of 10/28

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DAY 1: Discussion of Colander, Microeconomics ch10 (International Trade Policy). Please note that the chapter number may be different in earlier editions of the text. Make sure you are reading the chapter with the title "International Trade Policy." HOMEWORK: Read Wheelan, Naked Economics ch12 (Trade & Globalization).

DAY 2: Discussion of Wheelan ch12. HOMEWORK: Read the article on hedge funds ("The Jones Nobody Keeps Up With"). This is in preparation for a guest talk on day 4.) Also, prepare for the mini-quiz. The prompt is below.

DAY 3: We will begin the class with a mini-quiz. You will have to write a short essay on the following prompt: Chapters 9 and 10 of Colander talk at length about transferable comparative advantages, especially in relation to the United States. Please identify one transferable comparative advantage the United States is currently holding. What does the future look like for this comparative advantage? Do you expect it to strengthen or to weaken over the next few decades? Why?

Second, we will discuss the reading on hedge funds in preparation for the guest speaker on Thursday.

DAY 4: Doug Rothschild will speak to us about starting and managing hedge funds. Please note that this talk will take place on Thursday during the assembly period (10:10-11:00) in UH103-104. To compensate you for your time, we will not have class on Friday. You will just need to check in for attendance and then will have the period free.

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