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Virginia Tech

PSCI-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, IS-2064

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 146

Average GPA: 2.89 (B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 22.49%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.45%

Besnik Pula202351.7%29.9%14.0%1.2%1.7%1.5%3.267
Edward Weisband201320.6%48.9%22.5%5.8%1.9%0.3%2.7848
Keith P Nelson202221.5%30.7%25.3%7.6%7.8%7.0%2.5332
Thomas Staff Powell201114.8%48.3%23.7%6.1%3.9%3.2%2.6410
Judson C Abraham202160.2%15.8%12.6%5.6%2.6%3.3%3.273
Courtney I Thomas202326.7%37.8%23.0%7.0%2.7%2.9%2.7914
Patrick J Salmons202166.9%25.4%5.9%1.8%0.0%0.0%3.556
De Paula Francine Rossone201650.0%50.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.502
Jordan Davis201391.6%4.5%0.0%0.0%3.9%0.0%3.752
Mario Khreiche201773.0%24.1%3.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.682
Caroline G Alphin202362.6%16.8%4.5%3.8%8.4%3.8%3.202
Linea L Cutter201842.9%57.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.391
Hannah R Gignoux202466.4%21.2%4.9%0.0%7.7%0.0%3.313
Joel T Shelton201233.3%50.0%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.171
Madison J Tepper202378.1%9.3%5.8%2.3%3.4%1.1%3.554
Bikrum S Gill202450.3%37.1%6.8%0.0%3.7%2.1%3.303
Elizabeth L Mckagen202155.5%11.1%22.2%11.1%0.0%0.0%2.981
Edwin K Morris201278.5%7.1%14.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.601
Rohan Kalyan201561.1%27.8%5.6%5.6%0.0%0.0%3.281
Lyusyena H Kirakosyan201166.6%14.3%14.3%0.0%4.8%0.0%3.341
Sascha Engel201550.0%40.0%0.0%0.0%10.0%0.0%3.171
Dimitri Tsarouhas202235.8%57.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%7.1%3.271

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