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Virginia Tech

IS-2064: The Global Economy and World Politics

Description: Introduction to theories and methods in the study of global political economy. Topics include: historical origins, comparative advantage, the factor endowment trade theory, the gold standard, economic nationalism, the Great Depression, the Bretton Woods System, Keynesianism, the Nixon shocks, international organizations, monetary governance, the Great Recession, poverty and underdevelopment, and contemporary challenges of income inequality within and among economies.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: GEOG-2064, PSCI-2064

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 175

Average GPA: 2.91 (B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 22.37%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.72%

Patrick J Salmons202181.3%14.8%2.7%0.0%0.6%0.6%3.786
Edward Weisband201320.3%49.8%23.0%4.6%1.1%1.3%2.8364
Thomas Staff Powell201121.0%47.8%23.2%4.8%1.3%2.1%2.8110
De Paula Francine Rossone201630.1%53.1%9.8%0.0%7.2%0.0%2.982
Bikrum S Gill202436.7%52.5%9.9%0.0%0.5%0.5%3.244
Courtney I Thomas202126.5%37.6%21.5%5.1%2.5%6.8%2.8415
Edwin K Morris201260.0%25.0%15.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.371
Jordan Davis201383.7%12.5%3.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.742
Regan V Shelton201236.4%40.9%13.7%4.6%0.0%4.5%3.101
Scott G Nelson202224.7%29.2%22.3%8.4%6.2%9.1%2.6043
Elizabeth L Mckagen2021100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.991
Judson C Abraham202139.9%30.7%13.7%7.8%3.9%4.0%3.003
Madison J Tepper202370.6%13.5%3.6%4.2%7.2%1.0%3.364
Dimitri Tsarouhas202236.3%40.9%18.1%0.0%4.5%0.0%3.021
Besnik Pula202343.1%43.4%8.2%0.3%0.9%4.0%3.307
Hannah R Gignoux202472.7%23.9%0.0%1.4%2.0%0.0%3.583
Mario Khreiche201781.3%16.6%2.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.762
Linea L Cutter201830.0%40.0%20.0%0.0%10.0%0.0%2.861
Caroline G Alphin202364.4%24.4%8.2%3.1%0.0%0.0%3.432
Lyusyena H Kirakosyan201176.9%23.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.791
Sascha Engel201538.5%53.9%7.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.351
Rohan Kalyan201553.3%33.3%6.7%6.7%0.0%0.0%3.171

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