1. Syllabus & Course Requirements

2. Country Reports Focus of the course will be on evaluating the current business and economic environment at the country level. Why? First step of doing business in a new market is understanding the macro level environment. Policies are analyzed at a comparative level. Aggregate outcomes have a strong correlation with individual outcomes.

3. P.E.S.T. Analysis Strategic Planning Link

4. Poor people in rich countries vs. rich people in poor countries World Development Indicators & calculations http://databank.worldbank.org/ddp/home.do?CNO=2&Step=12&id=4

5. Focus: Quantitative and Concrete Analysis Why? Quantitative Approaches valid but Quantitative methods more accessible and make for more direct comparisons. Economics focuses on quantifying outcomes.

6. Focus: Primary Sources Read Original Scholarly Work Real World Data No Textbook, Reading Packet

7. Outline I.Introduction A.Details B.Globalization II.Country Analysis Framework A.Context B.Strategy C.Performance III.Policies and Policy-making A.Growth Strategy B.Political Risk C.Responding to Globalization

8. Homework Assignments Form groups of 2-3 people. Four homework assignments: 7.5 points each

9. Paper Country Report: Write an analysis of a country of your choice (not HK, USA, PRC or Korea). Use the tools learned in this course and real world research. Maximum 6 pages Individual work.

10. Private analysts construct reports…www.eiu.comwww.eiu.com

11. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.aspx?sk=24406.0

12. Exam In class – Midterm Exam: 15 points – Final Exam: 35 points