International Political Economy: Finance, Trade and Migration
Students
in the International Political Economy track gain expertise in the finer points
of the role of internationalization on interest rates, the value of currency
and securities, and the economic performance of nation-states and supranational
actors. Students also master the political economy of international trade and
multi-national business, as well as learn to identify the linkages between
private-sector capital concerns and broader based political and social issues.
Changes
to global markets and international trade move at a quick pace, and it is vital for todays international
financial analysts to have a firm grasp on the
monetary and financial associations between nation-states and other
international economic actors. The International Political Economy career track
provides students with the skills needed to understand the workings of
international markets, transnational economic development agencies, and the
international financial connections between countries and across sectors.
Faculty
Public Administration and International Affairs Faculty
Stuart Brown, Advisor
Bejoy Das Gupta *
Yilin Hou
John McPeak
Eliza Patterson *
(* teach in the Maxwell-in-DC program)
Maxwell Faculty
Merima Ali (ECN)
Kristy Buzard (ECN)
Margarita Estevez-Abe (PSC)
Layla Karakas (ECN)
Mary Lovely (ECN)
Daniel McDowell (PSC)
Devashish Mitra (ECN)
Mark Rupert (PSC)
Tod Rutherford (GEO)
S.N. Sangmpam (PSC)
Simon Weschle (PSC)
Core Course Recommendations
International political economy requires a distinct skillset
to equip students to engage in economic and econometric analysis within the
international financial governance sector.
For this reason, students are encouraged to enroll in the following
classes as part of their core requirements.
- Economics:
Either PAI 723: Economics for Public
Decisions or ECN 601: Survey of
Microeconomics.
- Statistics
and Research Design and Evaluation: ECN
521: Economic Statistics (statistics) and ECN 522: Econometrics (research design and evaluation) or PAI 721: Introduction to Statistics and PAI 722: Quantitative Analysis.
- Management
of Programs and Staff: PAI 762:
Challenges of International Management and Leadership.
- Signature
Course:PAI 716: Economic Dimensions
of Global Power.
International Political Economy: Finance, Trade and Migration Courses
PAI 716 Economic Dimensions of Global
Power
PSC 753 International Political Economy
ECN 610 Game Theory
ECN 665 International Economics
LAW 727 International Business Transactions
LAW 798 International Tax Law
PAI 600 Stabilization and Growth in
Emerging Markets
PAI 700 Sustainable
Development, Security, and the Frontier of Finance
PAI 715 Issues
in Global Economic and Financial Security*
PAI 715 International
Trade & Economic Negotiation*
PAI 757 Development Economics
(* taught in the Maxwell-in-DC program)
Career Outcomes
The
track prepares students for an array of jobs linked to international economics,
including international business, banking and finance, trade and commerce,
public finance, and general international economic policy. Students
pursuing this career track can pursue positions similar to the following
currently held by Maxwell alumni:
National Civil Service
Policy Analyst, Australian Department of the Treasury
Director, U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the Pacific Basin
International
Economist, U.S. Department of the Treasury
International Civil Service
Researcher, International Monetary Fund, Financial Research-Banking
Sector
Resource Management Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank
Economist, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Private Sector
General Manager, NALA Import-Export
Founder and CEO, Norwegian Risk Consulting International
Sector/Industry Analysis Leader, Price Waterhouse
Coopers