《Trade-Syllabus-06-Fall》.pdf

Advanced International Trade University of Oklahoma Class information: Course number: Econ 5613-900, Fall 2006 Class meets: Mon and Wed: 3:00 - 4:15 PM Classroom: ADAMS HALL Rm. 0100 Instructor: Dr. Jiandong Ju Office: 317 Hester Hall Office hours: Wed: 1:00 - 2:30 pm and by appointment Office phone: 325-5492, E-mail address: jdju@ Course Description: This course is designed to give rigorous background knowledge at a graduate level, read and discuss the contemporary literature, and investigate issues in the theory of international trade. The course will cover the determinants of trade pattern, the role of multinational corporations, and the relationship between trade and growth and trade policies. A working knowledge of multivariable calculus and linear algebra is required. It will assume that students have taken the graduate course in micro-economic theory or have the equivalent background. Required Textbook: Advanced International Trade: Theory and Evidence by Robert Feenstra. 2004 Princeton Press, ISBN 0-691-11410-2 nd Recommended Textbook: Lectures on International Trade, 2 edition, by Bhagwati, Panagariya and Srinvasan (BPC), The MIT Press, 1998, ISBN 0-262-02443-8. (BPS) If you plan to work in the area, you might want to buy some or all of these books since they are used a lot. Bagwell, K. and R. Staiger, The Economics of the World Trading System, MIT Press, 2002. Bhagwati, J.N. (ed.), International Trade: Selected Readings, MIT Press, 1985. Dixit, A.K. and V. Norman, Theory of International Trade, Cambridge University Press, 1980. Grossman, G. and E. Helpman, Interest Groups and Trade Policy, Princeton and Oxford, UK: Princeton University Press, 2002. Grossman, G. and E. Helpman, Innovation and Growth in the Global Economy, MIT Press, 1991. Helpm