Agenda 8/23/11

1. Bell Task: Compare and contrast development vs. sustainable development
2. Intro: What is economics?
3. Thomas Sowell: Basic Economics
4. HW: Read through page 37

Agenda 8/22/11

1. Bell Task: What are some economic questions that you wonder about?
2. Discussion: Thomas Sowell, Basic Economics
3. HW: Read through page 21.

Agenda 3/15/11

1. Bell Task: Using supply and demand diagrams, explain how trade between US and China will affect the exchange rate of both the Yen and Dollar.
2. Discussion: Exchange Rates 4.6
3. HW: Finish 4.7.
Commentary Article Due Friday, Paper Due Monday 3/21

Agenda 3-14-11

1. Discuss the Successes and Failures of the WTO from the two opposing views.
2. Discussion: Balance of Payments/WTO
3. HW: Finish 4.6 Reading on Exchange Rates

Agenda 3/10/11

1. Bell Task: How would a visit to Thailand by Italian IB students affect both countries' balance of payments?
2. Discussion 4.5: Balance of Payments
3. HW: Read 4.4, and also 4.6 through 566

Agenda 3/8/11

1. Discussion: Economic Integration/ Free Trade
2. HW: Skip 4.4, Read all of 4.5 Balance of Payments

Agenda 3/7/11

1. Discussion 4.2: Protectionism Pros and Cons
2. HW: Finish 4.3 Reading