International Trade

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction
2	The Basics
3	Preferences and Demand
4	Exchange Economies
5	Exchange Economies: Welfare, Inequality, and Trade Imbalances	Pset 1 available
6	“Standard” Trade Models	Pset 2 available
7	“Standard” Trade Models: Changes in Terms of Trade	Pset 1 due
8	Ricardian Trade Model
9	Extensions of Ricardian Model	Pset 2 due Pset 3 available
In-class Midterm Exam
10	Production Functions	Pset 3 due Midterm grades available
11	Specific Factors Model
12	Specific Factors Model (cont.)	Pset 4 available
13	Heckscher-Ohlin Model of Trade
14	Heckscher-Ohlin Model of Trade (cont.)	Pset 4 due
15	Heckscher-Ohlin Model of Trade (cont.)
16	Trade and Inequality	Pset 5 available
17	Increasing Returns to Scale
18	Consequences of Increasing Returns: Theory and Evidence	Pset 5 due
19	Increasing Returns: Dumping and External Economies of Scale
20	Trade Policy: Tariffs
21	Trade Policy: Other Policy Instruments	Pset 6 available
22	Trade Policy (cont.)
23	Factor Mobility: Labor Migration	Pset 6 due
24	Factor Mobility: Multinational Firms
25	Offshoring: Do Old Rules Still Apply
Final Exam