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A 10-day trip to Vietnam (over spring break) for up to 4 second-year MA students and 4 MIEF students, led by Professor James Riedel, with financial support from the Starr Foundation, will be the centerpiece of a 2017 spring semester economic development seminar focusing on the Vietnam economy. The course will earn credit for MAs in International Economics, International Development, and Southeast Asian Studies. This course will fulfill one of the required electives for the MIEF students. Students who wish to participant will apply in November; selection will be made in December. Those selected to participate will receive a syllabus containing a list of background readings on the Vietnamese economy in January. The seminar will meet early in the spring semester to assign topics and launch student research projects. Participants will be required to prepare a research report (around 10 pages) and a power point presentation (5 or 6 slides) in advance to the trip. The research reports will be circulated to all participants before leaving for Vietnam. While each student’s research will be focused on one particular issue, everyone will be expected to be generally conversant with the range of topics being researched. Upon returning from Vietnam, participants will turn their research reports into a final paper (around 20 pages). The seminar will meet toward the end of the semester to present and discuss the final papers. Grades will be awarded on the basis of the quality of the research report, the final paper and participation in the seminar and trip to Vietnam. <a href="http://bit.ly/1bebp5s" target="_blank">Click here to see evaluations, syllabi, and faculty bios</a>