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ECON-S432

Advanced international trade

année académique
2024-2025

Titulaire(s) du cours

Mathieu PARENTI (Coordonnateur) et Filippo Biondi

Crédits ECTS

5

Langue(s) d'enseignement

anglais

Contenu du cours

This course covers the most important contributions in the field of international trade, both from a theoretical and empirical perspective. This will allow students to learn and think critically about various issues related to globalization that are central to the current policy debate: Why do countries open up their economies to trade? What explains the patterns and volume of trade between countries? What happens when a country increases tariffs or exits a customs union?  Which type of firms tend to export? Why multinational firms have become so important? What are the implications of trade for workers and the environment?
 

Objectifs (et/ou acquis d'apprentissages spécifiques)

The objective of the course is to present advanced material on trade policy and some selected topics on globalization.

Pré-requis et Co-requis

Connaissances et compétences pré-requises ou co-requises

A 3rd-year undergraduate course in microeconomics and international trade are necessary. 

Méthodes d'enseignement et activités d'apprentissages

Interactive lectures and presentations.

Contribution au profil d'enseignement

This course contributes to the following objectives: 

  • Integrate sustainable development into problem analysis.
  • Identify and apply the relevant analytical tools and scientific knowledge to analyse an economic problem in depth.
  • Identify and analyse an issue using the relevant analytical tools and methods.
  • Display critical thinking and develop autonomous learning strategies and techniques.

Références, bibliographie et lectures recommandées

A list of relevant academic papers will be distributed in class.

Support(s) de cours

  • Université virtuelle

Autres renseignements

Contacts

Filippo Biondi: filippo.biondi@ulb.be
(Mathieu Parenti: mathieu.parenti@ulb.be)

Campus

Solbosch

Evaluation

Méthode(s) d'évaluation

  • Travail pratique
  • Examen écrit

Travail pratique

Examen écrit

Closed-book written exam and empirical assignments (based on real-world data).

Construction de la note (en ce compris, la pondération des notes partielles)

Final grade based on closed-book written exam and the 2 empirical assignments, which account for 40% (if students choose to submit).

Langue(s) d'évaluation

  • anglais

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