International Trade

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• application of economic methods and theory to address specific economic and trade policy questions
• the fundamental analytical methods and models in international trade
• how attitudes towards free trade and globalization are influenced by how the gains from free trade are distributed within the population

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• use a set of analytical techniques to understand the changing world economy

The module will discuss the main established theories of international trade and show their relevance in understanding the real world. In this module the lectures will present theory, its application and relevant empirical findings. The classes will be used to discuss applications of the knowledge from the lectures in form of problem sets and also to confront the theory with the real world using case studies from the textbook.

Lectures that develop the theoretical content and its applications and Masterclasses to apply concepts and methods covered in the lectures to problems.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.