Course # 35310 Section Number 1 Day(s) M- W Time(s) 9:00am-10:20am Term Fall 2024 Specialization Markets & Regulation Finance & Policy Course Instructor Dave Schabes Syllabus Syllabus 9/4/24 Over the past 50 years, the markets for goods and services have become dramatically globalized. The internationalization of financial markets and the liberalization of trade have been critical to this growth. In contrast to a few decades ago, today’s companies manage global supply chains and investment capital moves quickly from market to market. International Trade, Banking and Capital Markets is an introduction to the drivers of and issues behind these changes. It does not assume an extensive knowledge of economics. Topics covered begin with the gains from trade, the domestic instruments of trade policy such as tariffs and treaties, as well as international trade bodies including the World Trade Organization. We will then move on to how trade is conducted between companies in different countries, covering topics such as foreign exchange, trade documentation and instruments used to guarantee payment. The course will then cover aspects of international banking, including the cross-border provision of corporate and investment banking, as well as investment management services. The growth of international banking out of trade finance and the international expansion of domestic businesses will be presented along with the issues these developments created. Finally, this course will acquaint you with modern international capital markets. We will survey global markets for credit, equity, foreign exchange, foreign exchange derivatives, futures, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps and asset backed securities. We will discuss the importance of these markets in supporting the underlying growth in trade and services as well as some of the issues created, e.g., the precipitation of the 1997 East Asian Crisis by developing economies’ increased access to capital markets. Notes Attendance at discussion sessions is optional for this class. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Spring 2025 International Trade, Banking and Capital Markets Dave Schabes Monday, Wednesday 10:30am-11:50am Syllabus Fall 2024 International Trade, Banking and Capital Markets Dave Schabes Monday, Wednesday 9:00am-10:20am Syllabus Recent News More news Provost Katherine Baicker Appointed Emmett Dedmon Distinguished Service Professor Thu., July 03, 2025 Alumni Profile: Daisuke Kageyama, MPP'23 Thu., June 26, 2025 Inside the Machinery of Misinformation: Konstantin Sonin Explores How Authoritarian Regimes Manipulate Minds Wed., June 25, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Harris Summer Mixer in Bogotá Sat., July 05, 2025 | 8:00 PM Andrés DC Cl. 82 #12 -21 Bogotá, DC, 110221 Colombia Harris Summer Campus Visit Mon., July 07, 2025 | 10:00 AM Harris School of Public Policy 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Wed., July 09, 2025 | 8:30 AM