INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC OF DEVELOPMENT - 1

Academic year
2024/2025 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
ECONOMIA DELLO SVILUPPO E DEL COMMERCIO INTERNAZIONALE - 1
Course code
ET3018 (AF:470514 AR:257346)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6 out of 12 of INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC OF DEVELOPMENT
Subdivision
Surnames A-La
Degree level
Bachelor's Degree Programme
Educational sector code
SECS-P/06
Period
1st Term
Course year
3
Where
TREVISO
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The first module of the course aims to provide students with a set of measures, concepts and methodological tools necessary for analysing the interchange of goods and services, as well as the international mobility of production factors, as fundamental elements in the development of modern economies. The student of Foreign Trade will thus have a framework of knowledge to understand the economic rationale and the main critical issues of international trade, the drivers and consequences of trade-restricting policies, the evolution of different forms of international organisation of production and the international mobility of human capital.
Students will be able to understand the main patterns of international trade, the function and impacts of trade policies, emerging forms of international organisation of production and migration processes.
Students will also be enable to acquire and discuss information on trends in the international economy by reading the main reports of multilateral institutions (WTO, IMF, WB) on the global economy.
Pre-requisite of the Course is Political Economics. Will be also useful for the understanding of the main topics of the course the basic knowledge of mathematical and statistical analysis, as well as the fundamental concepts of Macroeconomics and Economic Policy.
The international economy in historical perspective: measures, trends, transformations
The absolute advantage model of international trade
Comparative advantage and measures of specialisation
Economies of scale and intra-industry trade
Functions and consequences of trade policies
WTO, trade agreements, economic and customs unions
Patterns of entry into foreign markets
Foreign Direct Investment, Multinational Enterprises, Global Value Chains
Migration economics and policy
Textbook:
K.A. Reinert, Economia internazionale. Nuove prospettive sull'economia globale, Il Mulino (Part I and II )

During the course, the teaching materials of the lessons, handouts and further bibliographical references will be provided
Written examination, with multiple choice questions, one or more open questions and quantitative exercise.
During the lessons the active participation of the students and the individual contribution to the topics discussed in the classroom will be evaluated.
Lectures, in-depth seminars, discussions with students on texts, research materials, case studies
written

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "International cooperation" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development

Goal 16: peace, justice and strong institutions
Goal 17: partnerships for the goals
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 16/04/2024