ECON 6510: INTERNATIONAL TRADE -- BAYBARS KARACAOVALI

ECONOMICS 6510: INTERNATIONAL TRADE (GRADUATE)

		FORDHAM UNIVERSITY Department of Economics Baybars Karacaovali
	FALL 2009 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: By appointment.

SYLLABUS	ANNOUNCEMENTS	HANDOUTS
PROBLEM SETS	PROBLEM SET SOLUTIONS	READING ASSIGNMENTS
SAMPLE MIDTERM EXAM	FURTHER READINGS	FINAL EXAM GRADES

SYLLABUS

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Problem Set #5 (Economies of Scale) is due on November 24th.

Reading Assignment #5 (Economies of Scale) is due on November 24th.

Reading Assignment #6 (Tariffs) is due on November 24th.

HANDOUTS

Topic 1: Introduction

Topic 2: Ricardian Theory
[Handout] | [Slides]

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
[Handout] | [Slides]

Topic 9: Terms of Trade and General Equilibrium
[Handout] | [Slides]

Topic 10: Non-Tariff Trade Barriers
[Handout] | [Slides]

Topic 11: Political Economy of Trade Policy

Topic 12: The Multilateral Trade System and WTO
[Handout] | [Slides]

Topic 13: Preferential Trade Agreements
[Handout] | [Slides]

Topic 14: Regionalism versus Multilateralism

PROBLEM SETS

Problem Set 1: Ricardian Theory (Due Sep 22)	Problem Set 2: Heckscher-Ohlin Theory (Due Oct 6)	Problem Set 3: Standard Trade Model (Due Oct 20)	Problem Set 4: Empirical Tests of Heckscher-Ohlin Theory and Specific Factors Model (Due Oct 27)
Problem Set 5: Economies of Scale (Due Nov 24)	Problem Set 6: Tariffs (Due Dec 1)	Problem Set 7: Non-Tariff Trade Barriers (Due TBA)	Problem Set 8: Political Economy of Trade Policy (Due TBA)
Problem Set 9 (Due TBA)	Problem Set 10 (Due TBA)

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	PS 10 Solutions

READING ASSIGNMENTS

Reading Assignment 1: Ricardian Theory	(Due Sep 22)
Reading Assignment 2: Heckscher-Ohlin Theory	(Due Oct 6)
Reading Assignment 3: Gains from Trade	(Due Oct 20)
Reading Assignment 4: Specific Factors Model	(Due Oct 27)
Reading Assignment 5: Economies of Scale	(Due Nov 24)
Reading Assignment 6: Tariffs	(Due Nov 24)
Reading Assignment 7: Cost of Protectionism	(Due TBA)
Reading Assignment 8: Political Economy of Trade Policy	(Due TBA)
Reading Assignment 9: World Trade Organization	(Due TBA)
WTO Self-Evaluation Test pdf version

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)

SAMPLE MIDTERM EXAM

Sample Midterm

Sample Midterm Solutions

FINAL EXAM GRADES

Final Exam Grades

Last updated on November 17, 2009.