Postgraduate Course: International Trade (ECNM11016)
Course Outline
School | School of Economics |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | This course is intended to explain the reasons that countries trade with each other and the benefits that arise from this trade; to demonstrate the role of governments in regulating international trade in order to promote national interests; to give an insight into the nature and causes of trade arising between and within imperfectly competitive industries; to provide an understanding of the determinants of the spatial location of production; to explain why industry may agglomerate; and to examine the economics of regional integration. |
Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | Students should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance). All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission.
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High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2020/21, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 16 |
Course Start |
Block 4 (Sem 2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 18,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Exam 100% |
Feedback |
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Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
See description
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Reading List
Markusen, J R., J R. Melvin, W H. Kaempfer, and K E. Maskus, International Trade: Theory and Evidence, McGraw-Hill International Edition, New York 1995, Free download from http://spot.colorado.edu/~markusen/textbook.html.
Paul Krugman: Geography and Trade, MIT Press, 1991, ISBN 0-262-61086-8.
Grossman, Gene M., (ed.), Imperfect Competition and International Trade, MIT Press, 1992.
Barba Navaretti, G. and A. J. Venables, Multinational Firms in the World Economy, Princeton University Press, 2004.
Additional sources for specific parts of the course will be recommended in the lectures.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Ed Hopkins
Tel: (0131 6)50 3061
Email: Ed.Hopkins@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sophie Bryan
Tel: (0131 6)50 9905
Email: Sophie.Bryan@ed.ac.uk |
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