United States Economy (Course, Master)

Syllabus of the Online Course (Subject): United States Economy. product and service exports.
- Introduction to the United States of America
- United States Economy
- United States Market overview
- Main sectors of the U.S. economy
- U.S. foreign trade
- United States exports of goods and services
- Case Study: Top 20 Metropolitan Exporters Areas
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the U.S.
- Case Study: The Asian-Pacific foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States
- U.S. Businessman: Philip Anschutz, Thomas Monaghan, Howard Ahmanson, Ray L. Hunt, Bill Gates, S. Truett Cathy, Steve Strang, and Warren Buffett
Example of the Online Course - United States Economy

Description of the Online Course:United States Economy
The United States of America is the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the World.
- U.S. population: 319 million people (the third world)
- Area: 9,371,174 square kilometres (the fourth-largest country in the World)
- Borders: Canada and Mexico
- Currency: Dollar (USD)
- Capital: Washington, D.C.
- The United States won independence from the United Kingdom in 1776
- The World's largest economy. GDP: 15.7 billion (the largest in the world)
- GDP Per Capita: $ 49,922
The United States belongs to
North American Economic Area of Western Christian Civilisation
Abolition of Slavery (1863)
African Diaspora
in the United States: 42 millions/13.6% of the population
- Harriet Tubman
- Frederick Douglass
- Mimi Alemayehou
Main religions in the U.S.
- Christianity (247
million): Catholicism (75 million) and Protestants (165 million). Quakers, Calvinists, Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists, Pentecostals, Mormons
- Judaism
- Spiritual leaders: Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King
US economy.
The United States is.
- The largest
Foreign direct investment (FDI)
recipient
in the World
- The third largest agricultural economy in the World
- Leader in private pension fund (40% of the global fund management industry)
- The largest market in the World for computer hardware products
- The second largest cement market in the World (is also) and the largest cement
importer
- Construction sector is the largest in the World
- The largest instrumentation manufacturer and consumer
- 10% of the United States gross domestic product is related to the transport and logistics activity
- Software market is the largest in the World
- The U.S. Leads the world in installed wind generation capacity
- The United States keeps the oldest and most dominant position worldwide in
venture capital
- The United States domestic market for machine tools is the third largest in the world
Source: ITA

The United States has Free Trade Agreements in force with twenty-one countries: Australia, Bahrain, Canada Mexico (NAFTA), Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, and Singapore.
In 2012, the former President Obama signed International Trade Agreements with
Korea, Colombia, and Panama.
The United States is also in negotiations the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
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