Econ 4311 examines the strategic decisions and operations of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in a fast-changing global environment.  We examine theories of trade, foreign direct investment (FDI) and firm strategy and their implications for the growth of multinational firms.  While our focus is on how multinational firms make strategic decisions from a microeconomic perspective, we also explore some key elements of the macroeconomic environment that impact the multinational firms’ strategic decisions and growth. In addition to using economics concepts and models to analyze the strategies and behaviors of MNEs, we will also incorporate a transdisciplinary perspective into many of the issues we discuss in this course. Students in the class are typically from many disciplinary backgrounds, and I encourage you to share your varied perspectives on how to approach the problems we discuss.