International Risk Analysis. Economic, Social and Political Environment

Asignatura del Master of Science in International Business

Información académica

Créditos:
3 ECTS

Language:
ENGLISH

Type of subject: Required

Description

  • Globalisation and international trade.
  • International relations: national and transnational agents.
  • Current economic, social and political affairs.
  • Current issues by geographical areas: the American influence, the Arab world, the role of Latin America, the growth of Asian markets, and new agents in Africa.

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Lecturer Position

Ramon Xifré

Coordinator

Qualifications:

PhD in Economics (Universidad Carlos III)
MSc in Economics and Philosophy (London School of Economics)
Bachelor’s degree in Economic and Business Sciences (UPF)

Biography:

Ramon Xifré Oliva is a lecturer at ESCI-UPF and researcher at the Public-Private Sector Research Centre at IESE. He has led a number of research projects on policies to promote competitiveness (international business, innovation and entrepreneurial drive) in Spain and the EU, and he works with the ECB on its research group on competitiveness. Between 2009 and 2011 he was an advisory member to the Spanish Prime Minister’s economic office. He sat on the board of directors at ICEX.