ECON657-23S2 (C) Semester Two 2023

International Trade

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 30 July 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 1 October 2023

Description

This course explains why countries trade goods and services, patterns of trade, and the consequences of trade and of trade interventions. It extends the basic theory of international trade to more complex, interesting and empirically relevant cases. It will provide students with an advanced understanding of the core of modern trade theory, from both positive and normative perspectives.

Learning Outcomes

·      Be able to discuss causes and consequences of international trade and trade interventions.
·      Be able to use traditional models to analyse inter-industry trade patterns and the effects of trade on consumption, production and welfare.
·      Be able to use models of imperfect competition to analyse intra-industry trade and strategic trade policy issues.
·      Be able to use models of imperfect competition to analyse multinational firm behaviour and foreign direct investment.
·      Be able to read, understand and discuss academic research papers in international trade.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department

Course Coordinator

Onur Koska

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignments 20%
Final Exam 45%
Term test 35%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Feenstra, Robert C; Advanced international trade : theory and evidence ; Second edition; Princeton University Press, 2015.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,037.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Economics and Finance .

All ECON657 Occurrences

  • ECON657-23S2 (C) Semester Two 2023
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