TERM: Spring 2008

COURSE #: INTL 466

SECTION: 61, 62 & 71

COURSE NAME:
International Business Strategy in Non-Market Environments

INSTRUCTOR: PERKINS

CASEPACK - YES or NO?: YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: The first assignment is a reading from the course packet entitled, “Market Indicators", The Economist, and Homework #1 in the course packet or below:

Homework for Session 1

1. Look at the recent economic indicators from the Economist (see course packet).
Among other details, the chart tells us about output growth in various economies,
where national output is measured by the “gross domestic product” (GDP).

a. What are typical 2007 GDP growth rates in richer countries, such as in the
US, Japan, and the Euro Area?

b. What are typical 2007 GDP growth rates in poorer countries, such as in China
and India? In Southeast Asian economies? In Latin American economies?

2. Consider the “Rule of 72”. This is a handy rule for determining how long it takes something to double in size, given that it grows at a constant rate. The Rule of 72 states that g N = 72 , where g is the growth rate and N is the number of years it takes the thing to double. For example, if you have an investment that pays an 8% rate of return (i.e., the investment grows by 8% per year), then it will take 72/8 = 9 years to double your money.

a. Chinese GDP is projected to grow at about 10% per year. If this is true, how long would it take China to double its GDP?

b. US GDP is projected to grow at about 2.5% per year. If this is true, how long
would it take the US to double its GDP?

c. US GDP is currently $13 Trillion. Chinese GDP is currently $2.7 Trillion (at market exchange rates). What will Chinese GDP be, approximately, by the time the US GDP doubles?

3. Do you think the high current growth rates seen in poorer countries such as China and elsewhere (as noted in Question 1) will continue?

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – YES OR NO?: NO

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

COURSE #:
460, SPRING 08

SECTION:
61, 71

COURSE NAME:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGY

INSTRUCTOR: ALBERTO SALVO

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:
DANIEL F. SPULBER, GLOBAL COMPETITIVE STRATEGY (TEXTBOOK): INTRODUCTION (PP. 1 – 15)
JEFFREY FRANKEL, GLOBALIZATION OF THE ECONOMY (IN CASE PACKET)

ATTENDANCE – FIRST CLASS MANDATORY (YES OR NO):
NO

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?: REQUIRED

AUTHOR: DANIEL F. SPULBER

PUBLISHER: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

TITLE: GLOBAL COMPETITIVE STRATEGY

ED./DATE: 2007