ECO 518SEM - Economics of East Asia

The world’s fastest growing economies in the post-war period (Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Hong Kong) are clustered in East Asia. Through applications of economic analysis, this course will provide students with deeper knowledge of East Asian economic growth and understanding of development and growth process of economies in general. The issues will include the order of financial liberalization, trade liberalization, and the recent currency crisis in East Asia.

Credits: 3

Requisites: Prerequisites: ECO 505 and 507