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International Economics
| Lecturer: | Dr. Christa Brunnschweiler |
| Number: | 351-0550-00L |
| Semester: | Spring semester 2009 |
| Time and place: | Wed 15-17, HG D 1.1 |
| Language: | English |
| Examination: | Session examination; written exam of 90 minutes; non-programmable calculator and language dictionary allowed |
| Note: | There will be no lecture on April 15 (Easter vacation) and April 22. |
Lecture Notes
The lecture notes are based mainly on the following textbook: Feenstra, Robert C. and Alan M. Taylor (2008). International Trade, New York: Worth Publishers.
- 1. Course overview & Introduction; Chapter 1: Trade in the Global Economy
- 2. Chapter 2: Trade and Technology: The Ricardian Model
- 3. Chapter 3: Gains and Losses from Trade in the Specific-Factors Model
- 4. Chapter 4: Trade and Resources: The Heckscher-Ohlin Model
- 5. Chapter 5: Movement of Labor and Capital between Countries; Additional Empirics on FDI
- 6. Chapter 6: Increasing Returns to Scale and Imperfect Competition; Additional Empirics on Scale Economies
- 7. Trade and Growth Empirics
- 8. Chapter 8: Import Tariffs and Quotas under Perfect Competition
- 9. Chapter 9: Import Tariffs and Quotas under Imperfect Competition
- 10. Chapter 10: Export Subsidies in Agriculture and High-Technology Industries
- 11. Chapter 11: The Effects of Trade on Poverty, Inequality, and the Environment
- Summary tables: Trade model summary; Tariffs and quotas summary
Problem Sets
- Problem set 1 (discussion: April 8)
- Problem set 2 (discussion: May 27)
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