The main objective of the course is to explain the interventions of governments in international economic policy and the need for these interventions. In this context, this course aims to provide students with the ability to analyse and interpret international economic policy at a basic level.

Some of the topics to be covered in the course are: customs duties, subsidies and their effects on trade, international capital flows, foreign direct investment, trade policies, balance of payments, foreign exchange market, external balance and price adjustments.