Marc Muendler: Winter 2025, Econ 102

Marc-Andreas Muendler

The Economics of
Globalization

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University of California, San Diego

winter 2025: Globalization 102

format: instruction hybrid, exams in-person (see syllabus for policy on absences beyond student's control)

lectures
- TueThu 9:30-10:50a, CSB 002, Zoom
- section id: 742785
section
- Wed 7:00-7:50p, CSB 001 (in-person only)
office hours and email addresses
- : Wed 2-3:30p, SDSC E185 (in-person only)
- : Wed 2-3:30p, SDSC E185 (in-person only)
- : Mon 2-3p, Atkinson Hall 6403 and Zoom (except Jan 27, Feb 10, 17)
  extra office hour: Fri, Jan 24, 10-11a. Atkinson Hall 6403 and Zoom
  shifted office hour: Mon, Feb 10, 2:30-3:30p. Atkinson Hall 6403 and Zoom
  extra office hour: Fri, Feb 14, 2-3p. Atkinson Hall 6403 and Zoom
  extra office hour: Mon, Mar 17, 2-3p. Atkinson Hall 6403 and Zoom
exam review sections
- midterm 1 review: Fri, January 24, 5:00-6:50p, CSB 001 (in-person only)
- midterm 2 review: Fri, February 14, 5:00-6:50, CSB 001 (in-person only)
- final exam review: Fri, March 14, 5:00p-6:50p, FAH 1450 (in-person only)
exams
- midterm 1 exam: Tue, January 28 (50 minutes plus 15 and 15 minutes for roll calls before and after)
- midterm 2 exam: Tue, February 18 (50 minutes plus 15 and 15 minutes for roll calls before and after)
- final exam: Tue, March 18, 8am. CSB 002 (100 minutes plus 15 and 15 minutes for roll calls before and after)
lecture video
- immediate lecture posting: podcast
- lecture recording: zoom (via canvas)
- section-related videos: zoom (via canvas, see media)

problem sets
- #1, due Friday, January 24, 4:50p [pdf 70k] (submit electronically to Canvas)
- #2, due Friday, February 14, 4:50p [pdf 62k] (submit electronically to Canvas)
- #3, due Fri, March 14, 4:50p [pdf 99k] (submit electronically to Canvas)
lecture slides
- #1, January 7 [zip 352k] and day's question [zip 102k]
- #2, January 9 [zip 91k] and day's question [zip 91k]
- #3, January 14 [zip 95k] and day's question [zip 88k]
- #4, January 16 [zip 129k] and day's question [zip 75k]
- #5, January 21 [zip 72k] and day's question [zip 76k]
- #6, January 23 [zip 96k] and day's question [zip 83k]
- #7, January 30 [zip 118k] and day's question [zip 95k]
- #8, February 4 [zip 143k] and day's question [zip 107k]
- #9, February 6 [zip 113k] and day's question [zip 99k]
- #10, February 11 [zip 104k] and day's question [zip 137k]
- #11, February 13 [zip 80k] and day's question [zip 99k]
- #12, February 20 [zip 234k] and day's question [zip 89k]
- #13, February 25 [zip 104k] and day's question [zip 80k]
- #14, February 27 [zip 110k] and day's question [zip 92k]
- #15, March 4 [zip 147k] and day's question [zip 119k]
- #16, March 6 [zip 123k] and day's question [zip 79k]
- #17, March 11 [zip 221k] and day's question [zip 90k]
- #18, March 13 [zip 127k]
complete lecture slides (overlay graphs)
- #1-#6, January 23 [zip 1,288k]
- #7-#11, February 13 [zip 1,063k]
- #12-#18, March 13 [zip 1,497k]
organizational handouts
- syllabus [pdf 189k]
- how to open password protected zip files [pdf 20k]
past exam questions
- exams (25w) [zip 1,311] (up to final, including solutions)
- exams (22s) [zip 527k] (including solutions)
- exams (20f) [zip 533k] (including solutions)
- exams (18f) [zip 176k] (midterm only, including solutions)
- exams (17f) [zip 249k] (including solutions)
- exams (17s) [zip 210k] (including solutions)
- exams (16s) [zip 206k] (including solutions)
- exams (14f) [zip 215k] (including solutions)
- exams (14x) [zip 156k] (including solutions)
- collection of trade questions (18f) [zip 424k] (use password for 18f, no solutions)
- collection of capital market questions (18f) [zip 193k] (use password for 18f, no solutions)

Muendler (2020)
chapter 1: introduction [zip 78k]
chapter 2: the principle of comparative advantage [zip 185k]
chapter 3: comparative advantage, competitiveness, and the terms of trade [zip 734k]
chapter 4: trade, endowments, and the income distribution [zip 1,096k]
chapter 6: intermediate input trade and offshoring [zip 237k]
chapter 14: capital flows and the current account [zip 335k]
readings for lectures 7-9 [zip 2,168k]

histograms [zip 266k] (through final)
typical economics grade distribution
- top 2.7 percent: A+
- next 14.7 percent: A
- next 10.2 percent: A-
- next 11.0 percent: B+
- next 14.3 percent: B
- next 9.2 percent: B-
- next 7.3 percent: C+
- next 9.8 percent: C
- next 5.1 percent: C-
- next 3.4 percent: D
- next 11.0 percent: F or withdrawal (W)