Universidad Pública de Navarra - Nafarroako Univertsitate Publikoa
Public University of Navarre
| Course code: 172729 | Subject title: INTERNATIONAL TRADE | ||||
| Credits: 6 | Type of subject: Optative | Year: 4 | Period: 1º S | ||
| Department: Economía | |||||
| Lecturers: | |||||
| GOMEZ GOMEZ-PLANA, ANTONIO (Resp) [Mentoring ] | ECHAVARRI AGUINAGA, REBECA [Mentoring ] | ||||
Contents
Four blocks:
¿ Description of world trade.
¿ International Trade Theory.
¿ International Trade Policy.
¿ International Trade Negotiations and Institutions linked to International Trade Policies.
Descriptors
- Keywords: International trade theory, International trade policy, Political economy of international trade.
- Field: Applied Economics, Economic Analysis
General proficiencies
- BC1. Students must demonstrate to know and to understand the concepts in a study field departing from High School level.
- BC5. Students must develop the adequate learning skills to do later an autonomous learning process.
- GP04. Writing and speaking in English.
- GP06. Information analysis and search from different sources.
- GP11. Work in an international context.
- GP17. Autonomous learning.
- GP18. Adaptation to new circumstances.
Specific proficiencies
- SP01. Understand economic institutions as the result of theoretical or formal representations of modern economies.
- SP02. Identify relevant economic information sources.
- SP05. Write advising reports on local, national or international economic issues or on sectorial analysis.
- SP06. Write economic projects at regional, national or international level.
- SP10. Evaluate the implications of alternative economic policies and select those that better achieve the policy targets.
Learning outcomes
- R2. The Open-Economy Income model, money, inflation, unemployment, growth and economic policy instruments.
- R10. International Economics: international exchange as a conditional element for allocation of resources and macroeconomic stability.
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Course learning outcome 1 - RA1. Describe the international institutions linked to international trade and the basic rules driving multilateral exchanges.
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Course learning outcome 2 - RA2. Differentiate the international trade basic theories.
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Course learning outcome 3 - RA3. Predict the economic effects in international trade flows and other economic variables due to changes in demand and supply.
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Course learning outcome 4 - RA4. Measure the economic effects of changes in trade policy.
Methodology
| Formative Activity | In-class hours | Out-class hours |
| A-1 Lectures | 40 | |
| A-2 Exercises | 20 | |
| A-3 Debates, group dynamics | ||
| A-4 Homework | 23 | |
| A-5 Reading | 10 | |
| A-6 Individual study | 48 | |
| A-7 Exams | 07 | |
| A-8 Individual office hours | 02 | |
| Total | 69 | 81 |
Evaluation
| Learning outcome | Evaluation Activity | Weight (%) | Failed Evaluation Activity |
| R2, R10, RA1, RA2, RA3, RA4 | Two individual assessments in class | 35 + 35 | Recoverable. Those students with a grade lower than 5/10 points must retake the failed assessment/s. |
| R2, R10, RA3, RA4 | Lab sessions | 30 | Not recoverable. |
The grade "No presentado" corresponds to students without evaluation activities. It also corresponds to the students who have done one or several evaluation activities but those activities do not include the second individual assessment or its retake exam.
Agenda
Part I. International Trade: Main characteristics
- Unit 1. Introduction
- Unit 2. World Trade: An Overview
Part II. International Trade Theory
- Unit 3. The Ricardian Model
- Unit 4. The Heckscher-Ohlin Model
- Unit 5. The Standard Model
- Unit 6. External Economies of Scale
- Unit 7. Outsourcing and MNE
- Unit 8. Income Distribution and Migrations
Part III. International Trade Policy
- Unit 9. Instruments of Trade Policy
- Unit 10. International Negotiations
Bibliography
Access the bibliography that your professor has requested from the Library.
First ten chapters of:
Krugman, P.R., Obstfeld, M., and Melitz, M.J. (2018): International Economics. Trade & Policy. 11th edition. Pearson Addison Wesley, Essex.
BLOG (in Spanish)
http://comerciointernacionalaggp.blogspot.com/
OTHER USEFUL TEXTBOOKS & COMPLEMENTS
Appleyard, D.R. y Field, A.J. (2017): International Economics. 9ª edición. McGraw-Hill/Irwin, Boston.
Bowen, H.P., Hollander, A. y Viaene, J.-M. (2012): Applied International Trade. 2ª edición. Palgrave, Hants, Reino Unido.
Carbaugh, R.J. (2017): International Economics. 16ª edición. South-Western Centage Learning, Mason.
Caves, R.E., Frankel, J.A. y Jones, R.W. (2007): World Trade and Payments. An Introduction. 10ª edición. Pearson International, Nueva York.
Eicher, T.S., Mutti, J.H. y Turnovsky, M.H. (2009): International Economics. 7ª edición. Routledge, Oxon, Reino Unido.
Feenstra, R.C. and Taylor, A.M. (2017): International Trade. 4ª edición. Worth Macmillan, New York.
Feenstra, R.C. (2015): Advanced International Trade: Theory and evidence. 2ª edición. Princeton University Press, New Jersey.
Gerber, J. (2018): International Economics. 7ª edición. Pearson International, Nueva York.
Goode, W. (2007): Dictionary of Trade Policy Terms. 5ª edición. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Husted, S. y Melvin, M. (2013): International Economics. 9ª edición. Pearson International, Nueva York.
Irwin, D. A. (2015): Free Trade under fire. 4ª edición. Princeton Universtity Press, New Jersey.
Irwin, D. A., Mavroidis, P.C. y Sykes, A.O. (2008): The Genesis of GATT. Cambridge Universtity Press, Cambridge.
Jovanovic, M.N. (2015): The Economics of International Integration. 2ª edición. EdwardElgar, Cheltenham, Reino Unido.
Kerr, W.A. y Gaisford, J. D. (2007): Handbook on International Trade Policy. EdwardElgar, Cheltenham, Reino Unido.
Kreinin, M.E. y Clark, D.P. (2013): International Economics: A Policy Approach. 2ª edición. Pearson International, Nueva York.
Krugman, P.R., Obstfeld, M., y Melitz, M.J. (2014): International Economics. Trade & Policy. 10ª edición. Pearson Addison Wesley, Essex.
Michie, J. (2017): Advanced Introduction to Globalisation. EdwardElgar, Cheltenham, Reino Unido.
Pugel, T. A. (2019): International Economics. 17ª edición. McGraw-Hill/Irwin, Nueva York.
Salvatore, D. (2016): International Economics. Trade and Finance. 12ª edición. John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey.
Sawyer, W.C. y Sprinle, R.L. (2015): Applied International Economics. Routledge, Oxon, Reino Unido.
Van den Berg, H. (2017): International Economics. An Heterodox Approach. 3ª edición. M. E. Sharpe, Londres.
Van Marrewijk, C. (2017): International Trade. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
World Trade Organization (2011): World Trade Report 2011: The WTO and Preferential Trade Agreements. Geneve. Available at: http://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr11_s.htm
World Trade Organization (2012): World Trade Report 2012: Trade and Public Policies. Geneve. Available at: http://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr12_s.htm
World Trade Organization (2013): World Trade Report 2013: Factors Shaping the Future of World Trade. Geneve. Available at: http://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr13_s.htm
World Trade Organization (2014): World Trade Report 2014: Trade and development: recent trends and the role of the WTO. Geneve. Available at: http://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr14_s.htm
World Trade Organization (2015): World Trade Report 2015: Benefits and challenges of implementing the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement. Geneve. Available at: http://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr15_s.htm
World Trade Organization (2016): World Trade Report 2016: Levelling the trading field for SMEs. Geneve. Available at: http://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr16_s.htm
World Trade Organization (2017): World Trade Report 2017: Trade, Technology and jobs. Geneve. Available at: https://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr17_s.htm
World Trade Organization (2018): World Trade Report 2018: The future of world trade: How digital technologies are transforming global commerce. Geneve. Available at: https://www.wto.org/spanish/res_s/publications_s/wtr18_s.htm