How did the U.S. become leader of the world economy after World War II? What are the nation’s prospects for the future? This course examines the changing role of the U.S. in world trade and finance.
This free, non-credit mini-course will recount how the U.S. became leader of the world economy after World War II and assess the nation’s prospects for the future. Many Americans are pessimistic, seeing growing national debt and persistent trade deficits, especially with China, as portents of U.S. decline. We will discuss the origins of these imbalances and explore their consequences for U.S. economic growth, as well as for the nation’s standing as financial anchor of the world economy--a little-appreciated aspect of American leadership.
This mini-course will be taught by Professor emeritus Robert Coen, former chair of the Department of Economics and former associate dean of the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University.
Course participation requires attendance of both sessions:
Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 7 - 8:45: Some uncommon sense about the national debt
Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 7 - 8:45: The changing role of the U.S. in world trade and finance
Readings will be distributed electronically to all registered participants and individuals on the waiting list.
Participation will be capped at 125.
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