SFB11615 International Economics (Spring 2022)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible faculty:
- Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics
- Campus:
- Halden
- Course Leader:
- Roswitha Maria Berta King
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
Required prerequisite knowledge
Recommended previous knowledge
Teaching semester
Content
- International Trade Theory
- International Trade Policy
- Exchange Rates and Open Economy Macroeconomics
The student's learning outcomes on passing the course
Knowledge
The student is familiar with
- central theories and models in international economics
- the development of the field, international economics, and emerging trends
Skills
The student is able to
- formulate and solve analytical tasks regarding topics in international economics,
- relate own analytical work to existing literature, theories and models
- read and reflect on international economics literature
General competence
Through the course, the student has gained competence in critical reading and reflection as well as problem formulating and -solving. In addition, the student has gained experience with project work in teams.
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures. Group work with exercises. Supervision and feedback.
Emphasis will be put on reading and using relevant literature, and solving of analytical tasks in teams.
Workload
Practical training/internship
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
Exam
Four hours written examination
- Calculator
- Mother tongue - English - mother tongue dictionary (this must be a simple translation dictionary that does not give definitions and explanations)
Grades: A - F.
Examiners
Course evaluation
Reading list
The reading list was last updated 16.11.2021. Changes can be made before semester start.
Mandatory Literature.
Textbook: Paul R. Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld, Marc J. Melitz (2017), International Economics: Theory and Policy, 11th edition, GLOBAL EDITION, Published Date 07/12/2017. Pearson. This is obligatory reading and exam relevant.
There will also be handouts on Canvas. They are part of the Mandatory Literature and exam-relevant.
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Additional Literature
Baldwin, R & Weder di Mauro, B. (2020). Economics in the Time of COVID-19. A VoxEU.org Book. CEPR Press, file:///C:/Users/liljam/Downloads/COVID19%20(2).pdf
Broll, U. & Jauer, J. (2014). How international trade is affected by the financial crisis: The gravity trade equation, Dresden Discussion Paper Series in Economics, No. 03/14, Technische Universität Dresden, Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Dresden, http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14- qucosa-150478
Carbaugh, Robert (2022). International Economics. 18th edition. Cengage Learning.
Eichengreen, Barry (2017). How Global Currencies Work: Past, Present and Future. Princeton University Press.
Feenstra, R.C. and Taylor, A.M. (2020): International Economics. 5th edition. Worth Publishers.
Gerber, James (2017). International Economics. 7th edition; Pearson.
Krueger, Anne O. (2020). International Trade: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press.
Pindyck, R.S. and Rubinfeld, D.L. (2017): Microeconomics. 9th edition. Pearson.
Pugel, Thomas (2019). International Economics; 17th edition, International Edition, McGraw-Hill Education.
Reinert, Kenneth A. (2020). An Introduction to International Economics: New Perspectives on the World Economy. 2nd edition; Cambridge University Press.
Rodrik Dani (1997). Has Globalization Gone Too Far? Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Rodrik Dani (2012). The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World Economy. W. W. Norton & Company.
Smith, Pamela (2013). Global trade Policy. Questions and Answers. Wiley-Blackwell.