PIA 1113 - THE UNEVEN GLOBAL ECONOMY: TRADE, IMMIGRATION, AND PUBLIC POLICY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description Most economists agree that trade and immigration generate economic gains. So why have both become flashpoints of political conflict, and what does that tell us about how policy actually works? This course examines why trade and immigration, despite their overall benefits, produce concentrated costs for specific workers, industries, and communities, and why those costs have fueled growing backlash against the global economic order. Students will analyze the challenges workers and communities face as governments struggle to respond to rapid economic and technological change. We will examine how trade and immigration policies are made, who shapes them, and who gets left out. We will also evaluate what governments have tried to do for those who bear the costs of economic openness, and ask what better policy might look like. Drawing on cases from the United States and around the world, students will build practical skills in policy analysis and written communication using a common framework for diagnosing problems across political, economic, social, and technological dimensions. No prerequisites required.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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