Understanding Global Markets

L1077
Closed
University of Sussex
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
MG
Professor of Economics
1
General
  • Undergraduate; 3rd year
  • 155 learners; teams of 5
  • 30 hours per learner
  • Dates set by experience
  • Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
  • 8/10 project matches
  • England, United Kingdom
  • Academic experience
  • Any
  • Any
Categories
General Law and policy
Skills
data analysis research team work
Project timeline
  • September 29, 2020
    Experience start
  • October 16, 2020
    Task 1: Issue Selection
  • October 30, 2020
    Task 2: Primary Data
  • November 16, 2020
    Task 3: Briefing Presentation
  • December 8, 2020
    Task 4: Critique
  • December 18, 2020
    Experience end
Overview
Details

Providing analysis and policy recommendations on topical issues in the international trading system

Learner skills
Data analysis, Research, Team work
Deliverables

Students will work in groups of 5 to produce the following outputs:

  1. Issue selection - choose what interests you and explain why it matters
  2. Data - create a chart / table / diagram that illustrates a key area of your selected topic
  3. Briefing with policy recommendations - 10 minute presentation with appropriate slides
  4. Critique: a constructive critique of another group's presentation
  5. Podcast - 10 minute podcast explaining the issue, and the proposed solutions.
Project Examples
  • Assessing the arguments for the re-shoring of supply chains in response to COVID-19
  • How to respond to Chinese or US trade policy practices?
  • assessing the use of border carbon taxes to deal with climate change
  • approaches to investor state dispute settlement
  • the impact of the digital economy on trade and investment
  • negotiating objectives in free trade agreements
Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.