| Institute of Food and Resource Economics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | MSc. 1 year | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | Two blocks | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 15 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Level | MSc | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination written examination and oral examination Written Exam in Lecturehall All aids allowed Description of Examination: 3-hour written exam in course curriculum at the end of bloc 1 and oral exam based on the project report at the end of blok 2 Weight: Written exam at the end of bloc 1: 50% Oral exam at the end of bloc 2: 50% 13-point scale, external examiner Dates of Exam: 04 November 2005, Goes for written exam in lecture hall | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Requirement For Attending Exam | Handing in of 4 exercises in bloc 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Lectures, exercises, and project work | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 1 Week Structure: B Block 2 Week Structure: B | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||||||||
| No Credit Points With | It is not possible to obtain credits for both this course and the course Trade and International Cooperation (290036) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | International Economics, Welfare Economics and Policy Analysis, Economic Policy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Areas of Competence the Course Will Address | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Competences obtained within basic science: Comprehends orthodox trade theory, new trade theory, and trade policy theory Competences obtained within applied science: Applies principles of obtained basic science on concrete policy analysis of various international trade and cooperation issues in relation to e.g. regional agreements like the European Union or multilateral agreements like the World Trade Organization. Competences obtained within ethics & values: Reflects on the debate on free trade versus fair trade | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The objective of this course is first of all to provide graduate students with advanced knowledge in trade theory and trade policy analysis that contains the major threads of the existing literature. And based on these acquired skills to analyze various regional and multilateral international economic relations in the project work. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The content of this course falls in five parts. First, new trade theory where imperfect competition plays a major role in explaining the emergence of trade between similar countries in similar products. Second, economic geography is introduced and analyzed in order to explain where production takes place and concentrates. Third, the theory of trade policy is reintroduced and brought up to graduate level. Fourth, Economic integration and cooperation theories are presented in combination with institutional analysis of regional arrangements and agreements. Five, an integration of trade theory and trade policy theory with integration and cooperation theory in the context of specific policy areas such as agriculture. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The course is a thematic course. The project is based on individually chosen topics within trade and international cooperation. Lectures in course curriculum, discussion groups, theoretical exercises, project work in groups. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gandolfo, Giancarlo (1998). International Trade Theory and Policy. Springer 1998. Berlin. Ingco, Merlinda and John D. Nash (2004). Agriculture and the WTO: Creating a Trading System for Development. World Bank and Oxford University Press 2004. Washington DC. Various scientific articles on trade, trade policy and WTO | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wusheng Yu, wusheng@foi.dk, Institute of Food and Resource Economics/International Economics and Policy Division, Phone: 35336812 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Study Committee NSN | |||||||||||||||||||||
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