Appreciate all the possible different levels of economic integration between nations.
Understand the economic and political arguments for regional economic integration.
Understand the economic and political arguments against regional economic integration.
Be familiar with the history, current scope, and future prospects of the world's most important regional economic agreements including the European Union, the North American Free Trade Agreement, MERCOSUR, and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
Understand the implications for business that are inherent in regional economic integration agreements.