International Trade & Finance
Spring 1998
Theory of International Trade
Why Do Nations Trade?
Lindert and Pugel, Chapters 1, 2, and 3
- Lecture 1: (1-12-98) - Why Do Nations Trade?
- Problem Set #1 - Comparative Advantage
Winners and Losers from International Trade
Lindert and Pugel, Chapters 4 and 5
- Lecture 2: (1-19-98) - Winners and Losers from International Trade
- Problem Set #2 - Stolper-Samuelson
Modern Trade Theories
Lindert and Pugel, Chapter 5
- Lecture 3: (1-26-98) - Trade and Economies of Scale
- Problem Set #3 - External Economies
Trade Policy
Tariffs and other Barriers to Trade
Lindert and Pugel, Chapters 7, 8, and 9
- Lecture 4: (2-2-98) - Protectionsim
- Problem Set #4 - Tariffs
Pushing Exports; Preferential Trade Agreements
Lindert and Pugel, Chapters 10 and 11
- Lecture 5: (2-9-98) - Strategic Trade Policy and Trade Blocs
International Bargaining
John McMillan, Games, Strategies, and Managers, pp. 45-88
- Lecture 6: (2-23-98) - Negotiating
- Problem Set #5 - Super 301
Politics and Trade; Trade and the Environment
Lindert and Pugel, Chapters 12 and 14 (pp. 276-281 only)
- Lecture 7: (3-9-98) - Political Economy of Trade
- Problem Set #6 - Politics, the Environment, and Trade
International Finance
Exchange Rates
Lindert and Pugel, Chapters 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20
- Lecture 8: (3-16-98) - Foreign Exchange
- Problem Set #7 - Exchange Rates
- Lecture 9: (3-23-98) - What Determines Exchange Rates?
- Problem Set #8 - Purchasing Power Parity
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Lindert and Pugel, Chapters 21, 22, 23, and 24
- Lecture 10: (4-6-98) - Open Economy Macroeconomics with Fixed Exchange Rates
- Problem Set #9 - Trade and National Income
- Lecture 11: (4-20-98) - Open Economy Macroeconomics with Flexible Exchange Rates
- Problem Set #10 - Flexible Exchange Rates
- Answers to Lecture 11 Questions
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