ECONOMICS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Academic year
2024/2025 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
ECONOMICS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Course code
EM1057 (AF:449522 AR:257437)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6
Degree level
Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
Educational sector code
SECS-P/02
Period
1st Term
Course year
2
Where
TREVISO
Moodle
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This is a course on the economics of globalization and trade policy. Throughout the course we will introduce some topics related to international trade that have been discussed or that are currently been discussed in academic circles. Besides learning about the economics of international trade, the course provides a good opportunity to put your econometric skills to work on relevant questions.
At the end of the course the student will acquires basic skills to critically elaborate and interpret important international empirical aspects such as the link between growth and international trade. In addition, the student will be able to build international measures of globalization and compare different economies.
Conoscenza dei concetti base di economia internazionale ed econometria.
1. Historical analysis of the evolution of international trade
2. Empirical analysis of the dynamics of international trade
3. The effects of international trade on the main economic variables
4. Determinants of international trade
Lecture notes available online in teaching materials (moodle area). Numerous shorter readings are assigned during the lessons with the aim to reinforce the lecture notes.
At the end of the course a written exam will take place (questions and exercises. Exam duration: 30 minutes). The questions will concern topics discussed in class and reported in the lecture notes.
Frontal lessons (lecture).
English
written
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 21/03/2024