ECON 8876 Topics in International Economic Policy

Name: Topics in International Economic Policy
Rating: 5.0 (4 reviews)

This course will cover trade policy and its political economy and a topics of current interest in trade and economic development.

Course overview

Department: Economics
School: MCAS
Credits: 3
Level: Graduate
Offered: Every Spring

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating: 5.00 / 5 · Excellent
4 responses
Instructor rating: 5.00 / 5 · Excellent
4 responses
Terms evaluated: 1
Most recent: Spring 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Spring 2025	James Anderson	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.8	5.0	5.0	5.0	7–9 hrs/week	4 of 5

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

James Anderson
Spring 2027, Spring 2025 · Official rating 5.00/5

Sections

Section 01
Spring 2027 · James Anderson · Maloney Hall 313 F 09:00AM-11:50AM · Offered