International Trade

Code:

2EGI02

Acronym:

CI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Economics
CNAEF	Economics

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Agrupamento Científico de Economia
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in International Economics and Management

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEGI	39	Bologna Syllabus since 2012	1	-	7,5	56	202,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

In this course students should acquire knowledge of the main determinants of the flows and patterns of International Trade as well as the effects that trade policies have on them. Additionally should understand the main instruments of trade policies and their effects. Finally will be reviewed policies and measures to stimulate exports.

Students must acquire knowledge to anticipate the mark eteffects  and economic efficiency resulting from trade policy measures. They are also expected to develop skills to support the decision on international trade by companies.

 

 

Learning outcomes and competences

Capacidade de avaliar o impacto de políticas comerciais: efeitos de mercado, efeitos no rendimento e sua distribuição. 

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. World trade: specialization patterns, recent trends and foresight.
2. The International Economic Order and International Organizations of Commerce. The Legal Framework of World Trade: The GATT and the World Trade Organization
3. Reading and interpreting international trade statistics: trade indexes. 4. International trade theories
5. Trade and growth, Technology transfers, Trade and wage inequalities
6. Foreign Trade Policy - tariff and non-tariff restrictions to trade and its economic effects.
7. Free Trade versus Protectionism - Arguments.
8. Regionalism and multilateralism: Key regional trade blocs.
9. Firms and trade. Mechanisms to support the international trade activity.

Mandatory literature

Krugman, Paul R.; International economics. ISBN: 978-0-273-75409-2
Piggott, Judith 340; International business economics. ISBN: 978-1-4039-4219-7

Complementary Bibliography

Pugel, Thomas A.; International economics. ISBN: 0-07-352302-X
Nelson, Carl A.; Import/Export. ISBN: 978-0-07-148255-4

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures with inclusion of material for discussion and reflection. Research work in groups and individually. Oral presentations by students in the classroom. Case studies.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	70,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

The assessment of this course consists of the following components: (a) Written tests which corresponds to 70% of the final grade (minimum 7.5 points), (b) A joint work of research, accounting for 30% of the final grade, includind oral presentation.

Calculation formula of final grade

Calculation of final grade: 40% * 1st test + 30% * 2nd test + 30% * research joint work.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students who are exempt from class attendance  are required to present the research joint work in the classroom.

Classification improvement

Only the component test is open to improvement that occurs at the time of repeat examinations.

Observations

No student may obtain approval without various components of the evaluation process.