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International Economics and Business
Written by T. Luijf   
Sunday, 08 March 2009 20:10
Academic year: 2008-2009
Semester:Spring February-June
Students involved:
N. Pol, P. Keijman and L. Wills
Final Grade: 9.0
ECTS achieved: 3

International Economics and Business, a course continueing where Macro Economics 1 had stopped. Started with the effects on international trade when government bodies of different countries enforce quotas or import/export tariffs. The course's grade will be based 80% on a central exam and 20% on assignments given to be answered by a group of students.

The first assignment was a basic research to trade flows and the restrictions available for governments and the effect of those restrictions on the international trade. This report, which was graded a 7.0 out of 10, can be found as an attachment.

The second assignment was about macroeconomic indicators and which we should look at when looking into exporting a certain product. This report can be found as an attachment and was graded an 8 out of 10.

Next was the third assignment. Research the Balance of Payments of our targeted country, which is Hungary, and point out the category which is most responsible for the change over the last decade. The report can be found as attachment and was graded an 8.5 out of 10.

The last report was an assignment on the whole of Hungary, our targeted country, looking at all the factors that would influence a company's disicion whether or not to start exports to that country.The report can be found as attachment, the report was graded an 8 out of 10.