U.S. Political Economy and the Global Economic System

June 24 - August 6, 2005

Welcome to the Study of the United States Institute website. This innovative summer program will provide eighteen scholars from eighteen different countries with an understanding of the "U.S. Political Economy and the Global Economic System." The Institute is hosted by Dickinson College, an institution consistently recognized on a national level for its long-standing commitment to and excellence in global education. This program is sponsored by grant funding from the U.S. Department of State's Study of the U.S. Branch (link to http://exchanges.state.gov/education/amstudy/) which seeks to promote a better understanding of the people, institutions, and culture of the United States among foreign students, teachers and scholars whose professional focus is American society and culture, past and present.

The theme of the Institute is "Striking the Balance: Government and Market in the U.S. Economy" and participants will engage this topic through academic sessions and study tours of Washington, D.C., and New Orleans. Academic sessions will focus on topics such as U.S. economic and business culture, economic policy-making institutions and processes, domestic U.S. macroeconomic trends, trade policy, development assistance, and more. These sessions, combined with visits to policy-making institutions, will serve to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of economic policy within the U.S. and its place and role within the larger global context.