MEC 2920
Global Economy
Introduces the fundamentals of international economic analysis. Provides an economic foundation to the analysis of business decisions and strategies in the global setting. Topics include: introduction to the global economy; comparative advantage as the basis for international trade and sources of comparative advantage; economies of scale and imperfect competition as the basis for international trade; tariffs and other instruments of trade policy; political, legal, and institutional factors influencing international trade; balance of payments; exchange rates and the foreign exchange market; international capital flows; national competitive advantage and industrial policies; global economic competition and business strategy.
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Super easy homeworks and exams once you learn what he wants from you. A nice enough guy, but holds some interesting opinions and lectures can get dry. Just show up to class and be ready for cold-calling and you'll be fine.
6/10/2024
2 or less hrs/week
This class was so much fun and the professor is so engaging. Its super easy and there isn't a lot of work associated with it, especially in the second half when you start working with partners on the HW assignments. All the tests are online too which is nice. Attendance is mandatory, but you can kind of just do other work during the class. The professor is super nice and cares a lot about what he does and the students, and is super knowledgeable and will just go on fun tangents. Its kind of like a podcast where you just go and listen and learn. Great class!
5/18/2024
He has some interesting opinions and class is lowk boring. Attendance makes up a small part of the grade, but you can still get an A without showing up. Class is super easy once you get the hang of what he's looking for in hws, but I wouldn't recommend taking it if u don't need to.
5/9/2024
Suppose you need to take a course where the US, NATO, EU, and all the other Western institutions, that's your course! The guy seems to hate all the Western democracies...nIt is probably the most useless class I have ever taken. Luckily, it's an easy course; the exams are takehome, and nothing done in class is helpful for what is required for exams.
3/25/2024
Meyer is very understanding with extensions and is willing to help whenever possible. Great guy, recommend
4/10/2023
The guy is...sick. If you want to hear why Russia was right to invade Ukraine, then sure, go for it. If you have a working brain and aren't infatuated with dictators, this is not the class for you.
10/1/2022
I agree with some of the comments here. He does go on tangents, his homework is easy, and he has opinions you might not hear from other professors in the department. But during my time in his classroom I also find him very well-traveled and well-learned. I find some of his arguments diverse, refreshing, and based on facts.
3/9/2022
Boring lecturer and has questionable opinions, but homework is easy to get the hang of bc the structure is the same and he gives us past submissions as examples to work off of. Attendance is only a small % of the final grade, so I didn't bother showing up, just reviewed lecture slides and got an easy A.
12/11/2021
Great Professor who cares about students, and really wants you to get the concepts!
10/3/2018
Probably the easiest class I've taken at WashU. The exams are open-note and essentially identical to the ones he's given in previous years-- he gives you access to all the backfiles you'll need, so just look them over a bit and you'll be set. Homework is extremely simple too. I think he's a really nice guy, but admittedly the class is quite boring.
9/3/2018
He cares a lot about his students but he's not the best lecturer - gets boring and confusing and long. If you show up to class and try you should get a good grade though.
8/28/2018
The best professor during my four years at WashU. Just print out all the prior exams and bring those to the midterms and you'll get an A very easily. Homework is also very easy. Wish every professor could be like him so that I can get a perfect 4.0.
4/23/2017
Wouldn't have to show up once all semester to pass the class if he didn't take attendance every class. Class is a joke. Homework assignments are literally vocabulary quizzes and tests are open note and repeated from previous years. WashU needs to force him to retire, he's like 80.
3/5/2017
That this is a required course for business school students is quite honestly disrespectful of the value of students' time and money. Attendance is required, not at all by material, but by the fact that he has an attendance sheet at the beginning of class. Wasted 6 lectures defining comparative/absolute advantage. Course is insultingly pointless.
2/12/2017
Class is very easy to get a B or B+ with no effort and an A with decent effort. Boring lectures but only 6 easy assignments all semseter so it makes this class not time intensive at all
4/10/2016
Class is a joke. He's a really nice guy and loves to talk after class/during office hours, but his exam is recycled year to year. If you have any brain at all, you should be able to ace the class with no effort.
3/16/2014
Loves the material, very knowledgeable but sometimes hard to understand.
3/19/2013
One of the most worthless professors at WashU, constantly wandering off subject during lectures, many lectures introduce very little new material. He once spent a whole class explaining what a tariff is, somehow going no more in depth than a definition
12/27/2010