托马斯.A.普格尔_国际贸易_英语chap001.ppt

宝宝 Course Description: International Trade Course Description : We live in a global economy. The purpose of this course is to provide students with the tools of analysis to understand the issues about the international trade. It covers the basic principles of international trade theory and trade policy. We will begin by developing the theory of comparative advantage to explain why nations trade. The question of who gains and who loses from international trade is addressed. As opening up an economy to international trade creates several macroeconomic issues, we also examine growth and trade. For the international policy, you will be required to learn the effects of tariffs, quotas, and other forms of protectionism. The issues of trade blocs such as NAFTA and the European community and competitiveness are also discussed. Some other hot issues nowadays such as trade and environment will be mentioned at the end of this course  Objectives gain factual knowledge about international trade Develop a coherent framework for examining international trade policy questions Equip students to respond intelligently to popular discussions of economic issues  Grading: Problem sets: 20% Discuss: 10% Mid exams: 20% Final exams: 50% What we learn from this course? Course outline Chapter 1: introduction of international trade Chapter 2: the basic theory using demand and supply Section one Chapter 3: why everybody trade Chapter 4: who gains and who loses from trade Chapter 5: alternative theories of trade Chapter 6: growth and trade  How do we learn effectively? Preparation and review are necessary and required do exercises Reading rich materials from different medias Keep your eyes on the popular discussion on economics issues Equip with your some basic knowledge such as micro-economics, game theory and IO theory Chapter 1: introduction of international trade imports of automobile tires immigration china exchange rate global financial crisis How the sub-prime len