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    Overview

    A theoretical and applied approach to explaining the pattern of international trade and the effects of government interventions through international trade policy.

    This paper introduces the main concepts relating to the international trading system and its institutions and reviews both traditional perspectives and important recent developments in international trade theory. Emphasis is placed on using theory to interpret trade data and to analyse the motivations behind existing trade policies and institutions. In particular, we aim to understand the welfare gains from trade, what accounts for observed patterns of trade and who benefits from various trade policies. Special attention is also given to protectionist trade policies and the political economy of protection, as well as the merits and drawbacks of bilateral trade negotiations.

    About this paper

    Paper title International Trade
    Subject Economics
    EFTS 0.15
    Points 18 points
    Teaching period Semester 2 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $937.50
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    ECON 201 or ECON 271
    Schedule C
    Arts and Music, Commerce, Science
    Contact
    economics@otago.ac.nz
    Teaching staff

    Co-ordinator and Lecturer: Murat Ungor

    Textbooks

    Textbooks: Most of the readings for this paper will come from: Robert C. Feenstra & Alan M. Taylor, International Trade 5th ed. (Worth Publishers, 2021).

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Communication, Critical thinking, Self-motivation.
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    Learning Outcomes

    After completing the paper, the successful student will be able to:

    • Determine the different advantages and costs of international trade from the various viewpoints of modern trade theory
    • Identify and interpret important links between the dominant trade theories, as well as their respective limitations
    • Apply modern trade theory in analysing related policy questions, including the effects of trade barriers and industry protection, and conditions that yield the highest potential gains from trade
    • Understand the structure and politics of international trade negotiations and associated institutions such as the WTO
    • Communicate relevant economic critiques of trade policy and identify many common nonsense arguments

    Timetable

    Semester 2

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    L1 Monday 10:00-10:50 29-35, 37-42
    Wednesday 12:00-12:50 29-35, 37-42
    Thursday 10:00-10:50 29-35, 37-42

    Tutorial

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend one stream from
    T1 Monday 13:00-13:50 30-35, 37-42
    T2 Tuesday 13:00-13:50 30-35, 37-42
    T3 Wednesday 09:00-09:50 30-35, 37-42
    T4 Thursday 13:00-13:50 30-35, 37-42
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