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                                      EQA 7013 ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL TRADE

                 Learning Outcomes            At the end of this course, the students are able to:

                                              (1) Adapt basic theory to recent advances in international trade.
                                              (2) Analyze international trade issues.
                                              (3) Debate  critically  on  various  policy  questions  pertaining  to
                                                  international trade.

                 Synopsis of Course           The course is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the
                 Contents                     building  blocks  of  positive  trade  theory,  the  effects  of  different
                                              types  of  policy  instruments  and  the  welfare  effects  of  trade
                                              agreements. The second part of the course explores some topics
                                              at the frontier of research in international trade, namely the trade-
                                              wage  debate,  networks,  trade  and  poverty,  trade  and
                                              environment and the political economy of trade policy.


                 Assessment Methods           Continuous Assessment  : 50%
                                              Final Examination             :50%

                 Main Reference               (1) Krugman,  P.R.  and  Obstfeld,  M.  (2012).    International
                                                  Economics  –  Theory  and  Policy  (9 ed.),  Pearson  Addison
                                                                                     th
                                                  Wesley.
                                              (2) Feenstra, R. C. (2004). Advanced International Trade: Theory
                                                  and Evidence, Princeton University Press.
                                              (3) Yarbrough,  B.V.  and  Yarbrough,  B.V.  (2006).  The  World
                                                                                     th
                                                  Economy:  Trade  and  Finance  (7   ed.),  Thomson  South-
                                                  Western.
                                              (4) Cheng,  L.K.  and  Kierzkowski,  H.  (eds.)  (2001).  Global
                                                  Production and Trade in East Asia, Springer.
                                              (5) Copeland,  B.R.  and  Taylor,  M.S.  (2005).  Trade  and  the
                                                  Environment:  Theory  and  Evidence,  Princeton  University
                                                  Press.





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