ECGA 6510: INTERNATIONAL TRADE -- BAYBARS KARACAOVALI

ECONOMICS 6510: INTERNATIONAL TRADE (GRADUATE)

		FORDHAM UNIVERSITY Department of Economics Instructor: Baybars Karacaovali
	FALL 2007 Tuesdays Dealy Hall 202 5:30 - 7:20pm	Office: Dealy Hall E-522 Phone: 718-817-3564 (e-mail preferred) E-mail: Please click here. Office Hours: Tue 4-5pm, Fri 10:30-11:30am and by appointment.

SYLLABUS	ANNOUNCEMENTS	HANDOUTS
PROBLEM SETS	PROBLEM SET SOLUTIONS	READINGS
MIDTERM EXAM	FINAL EXAM GRADES

SYLLABUS

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The final exam grades are now posted below. (12/27) You can learn your letter grades from OASIS. Have a good break!

HANDOUTS

Topic 1: Introduction

Topic 2: Ricardian Theory

Topic 3: Heckscher-Ohlin Theory

Topic 4: Standard Trade Model

Topic 5: Empirical Tests of the Heckscher-Ohlin Theory

Topic 6: Specific Factors Model

Topic 7: Economies of Scale, Imperfect Competition, and International Trade

Topic 8: Tariff Analysis

Topic 9: Terms of Trade and General Equilibrium

Topic 10: Non-Tariff Trade Barriers

Topic 11: Political Economy of Trade Policy

Topic 12: The Multilateral Trade System and WTO

Topic 13: Preferential Trade Agreements

Topic 14: Regionalism versus Multilateralism

PROBLEM SETS

Problem Set 1 (Due Sep 18)	Problem Set 2 (Due Oct 2)	Problem Set 3 (Due Oct 16)	Problem Set 4 (Due Oct 23)
Problem Set 5 (Due Oct 30)	Problem Set 6 (Due Nov 13)	Problem Set 7 (Due Nov 20)	Problem Set 8 (Due Dec 4)
Problem Set 9 (Due Dec 11)	Problem Set 10 (Due Dec 18)

PROBLEM SET SOLUTIONS

PS 1 Solutions	PS 2 Solutions	PS 3 Solutions	PS 4 Solutions
PS 5 Solutions	PS 6 Solutions	PS 7 Solutions	PS 8 Solutions
PS 9 Solutions: Available on WTO website	PS 10 Solutions

FURTHER READINGS

Topic 1: Introduction
*Salvatore (2007) Chapter 1

Topic 2: Ricardian Theory
*Salvatore (2007) Chapter 2
*Dornbusch et al. (1977)
*Feenstra (2004) Chapter 1

Topic 3: Heckscher-Ohlin Theory
*Salvatore (2007) Chapter 5
*Feenstra (2004) Chapter 1
*Feenstra (2004) Chapter 2

Topic 4: Standard Trade Model
*Salvatore (2007) Chapter 3 and Chapter 5
*Feenstra (2004) Chapter 1
*Feenstra (2004) Chapter 2

Topic 5: Empirical Tests of the Heckscher-Ohlin Theory
*Salvatore (2007) Chapter 5
*Feenstra (2004) Chapter 2
*Bowen et al. (1987)
*Davis and Weinstein (2001)
*Trefler (1995)

Topic 6: Specific Factors Model
*Salvatore (2007) Chapter 5
*Feenstra (2004) Chapter 3
*Neary (1978)

Topic 7: Economies of Scale, Imperfect Competition, and International Trade
*Salvatore (2007) Chapter 6
*Krugman (1979)
*Krugman (1980)
*Krugman (1981)

Topic 8: Tariff Analysis
*Salvatore (2007) Chapter 8
*Feenstra (2004) Chapter 7

Topic 9: Terms of Trade and General Equilibrium
*Salvatore (2007) Chapter 4 and Chapter 8

Topic 10: Non-Tariff Trade Barriers
*Salvatore (2007) Chapter 9
*Feenstra (2004) Chapter 8
*Feenstra (1992)

Topic 11: Political Economy of Trade Policy
*Salvatore (2007) Chapter 9
*Feenstra (2004) Chapter 9
*Mayer (1984)
*Dutt and Mitra (2002)
*Grossman and Helpman (1994)
*Goldberg and Maggi (1999)
*Gawande and Bandyopadhyay (2000)

Topic 12: The Multilateral Trade System and WTO
*Salvatore (2007) Chapter 9
*Feenstra (2004) Chapter 6
*Bagwell and Staiger (1999)
*Grossman and Helpman (1995a)
*WTO (2003)

Topic 13: Preferential Trade Agreements
*Salvatore (2007) Chapter 10
*Feenstra (2004) Chapter 6
*Panagariya (2000)

Topic 14: Regionalism versus Multilateralism
*Salvatore (2007) Chapter 10
*Feenstra (2004) Chapter 6
*Feenstra (2004) Chapter 9
*Grossman and Helpman (1995b)
*Levy (1997)
*Karacaovali and Limao (2008)

MIDTERM EXAM

Midterm Answer Key

FINAL EXAM GRADES

Final Exam Grades

Last updated on February 8, 2008.