International Trade Policy
Faculty
KIYOTA, Kozo
Credit / Semester / Schedule
2 Credits / Winter Semester / Wednesday Period: 2
Description
Course Description:
The objective of this course is to provide students with the ability to analyze policy issues related to international trade. We will read a standard International Economics textbook (Appleyard, Field, and Cobb, 2010). Two topics are covered in this class. First, we will study the main theories of international trade, which seeks to explain why countries trade, what countries trade, and who gains and loses from trade. Second, we will discuss the instruments of trade policy and their effects on resource allocation.
Course Requirements:
Requirements for the course consist of class participation (presentation and discussion) and a term paper.
1) Students will be required to present your answers to “concept check” in the text book in class.
2) Students will be required to write a term paper that employs quantitative data analysis. You may write on any topic that relates to the subject of the course. The paper will be due on the last day of class. More detailed information will be provided in class.
Prerequisite:
Statistical Methods and Econometrics, or equivalent courses in quantitative data analysis.
Course materials
Reading Material:Appleyard, Dennis R., Alfred J. Field, and Steven Cobb. 2010. International Economics, 7th edition: McGrow-Hill/Irwin. [ISBN 978-0-07-017268-5]
Grading
Class participation (presentation and discussion) (50%) and a term paper (50%). Frequent truancy will not be allowed.