ECON 3244: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY -- BAYBARS KARACAOVALI

ECONOMICS 3244: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY

		FORDHAM UNIVERSITY Department of Economics Baybars Karacaovali
	FALL 2009 Tuesdays and Fridays Dealy Hall 305 Sect.01: 10:00am - 11.15am Sect.02: 11:30am - 12.45pm	Office: Dealy Hall E-522 Phone: 718-817-3564 (e-mail preferred) E-mail: Please click here. Office Hours:By appointment.

SYLLABUS

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Quiz #4 (based on PS #5 - Non-Tariff Trade Restrictions) will be on November 20th, Friday.

PS #5 (Non-Tariff Trade Restrictions) solutions are available below.

Reading Assignment #4 (Political Economy) is due on November 20th, Friday.

Problem Set #6 (Political Economy) is due on November 24th, Tuesday.

Reading Assignment #5 (World Trade Organization) is due on December 1st, Tuesday.

HANDOUTS

Topic 1: Introduction
[Handout]

Topic 2: Ricardian Theory
[Handout]

Topic 3: Heckscher-Ohlin Theory
[Handout] | [PowerPoint Slides] | [Further Reading] | [Link]

Topic 4: Economies of Scale
[Handout] | [PowerPoint Slides]

Topic 5: Trade Restrictions: Tariffs
[Handout] | [PowerPoint Slides]

Topic 6: Nontariff Trade Restrictions
[Handout] | [PowerPoint Slides]

Topic 7: Political Economy of Trade Policy
[Handout] | [PowerPoint Slides]

Topic 8: Multilateral Trade System and WTO
[Handout] | [PowerPoint Slides] | [Further Reading: WTO] | [Link1] | [Link2]

Topic 9: Economic Integration
[Handout] | [PowerPoint Slides]

Topic 10: International Resource Movements and Multinational Corporations
[Handout] | [PowerPoint Slides]

PROBLEM SETS AND SOLUTIONS

Problem Set 1: Gravity Model and Ricardian Theory	(Due Sep 22)	PS 1 Solutions
Problem Set 2: Heckscher-Ohlin Theory	(Due Oct 6)	PS 2 Solutions
Problem Set 3: Economies of Scale	(Due Oct 16)	PS 3 Solutions
Problem Set 4: Tariffs	(Due Oct 30)	PS 4 Solutions
Problem Set 5: Non-Tariff Trade Restrictions	(Due Nov 17)	PS 5 Solutions
Problem Set 6: Political Economy	(Due Nov 24)	PS 6 Solutions
Problem Set 7: Economic Integration	(Due TBA)	PS 7 Solutions

READING ASSIGNMENTS

Reading Assignment 1: Heckscher-Ohlin Theory	(Due Oct 2)
Reading Assignment 2: Trade Adjustment Assistance	(Due Oct 9)
Reading Assignment 3: Tariffs	(Due Nov 3)
Reading Assignment 4: Political Economy	(Due Nov 20)
Reading Assignment 5: World Trade Organization	(Due Dec 1)
WTO Self-Evaluation Test pdf version

SAMPLE EXAMS

Practice Questions for the Midterm	Practice Questions for the Final Exam
Answers for Midterm Practice	Solutions to Final Practice Questions

FINAL EXAM GRADES

Final Exam Grades are posted by the last 3 digits of your Fordham Student ID numbers:
Section 01 (10:00am-11:15am)	Section 02 (11:30am-12:45pm)

Last updated on November 17, 2009.