Mark Wu
Fall 2025; Fall 2023
3 credits
Course Description (Fall 2025):
Prerequisites: None
Exam Type: In Class
This course examines the laws and regulations available for American policymakers to advance its geostrategic interests with other countries through the use of economic policy instruments. How is economic statecraft crafted among the different agencies and branches within the U.S. government? What are the legal bases for the President or Congress to enact tariffs, sanctions, export controls and other such instruments? Among the topics that the course will examine are tariffs and trade preference programs, investment screening, financial sanctions, export controls, technology, and delegation of powers. Particular emphasis will be placed on examining key statutes and executive orders employed by recent administrations.