ECON 2500 - International Trade & Investment Policy II
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2020
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code ECON 2500 Course International Trade & Investment Policy II Coordinating Unit Economics Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Assumed Knowledge ECON 1012 Assessment Typically, tutorial work, mid-term and final exam Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Benedikt Heid
Dr Benedikt Heid
Location: Room 4.08, 10 Pulteney Street or via zoom
Telephone: 831 34930
Office hours for students: 10-11 am Fridays (only after previous appointment via email)
email: benedikt.heid@adelaide.edu.au
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
The aim of this course is to enable students to define core concepts in international economics and to apply these concepts to a range of policy related questions. The course pays particular attention to explaining the basic reasons why countries engage in international trade and investment and how trade affects consumers, workers and firms. It provides students an overview of current trade and investment patterns and the world trade system. A key objective of this course is to provide students with the necessary tools so that they can analyze currently discussed issues in international economics and formulate and evaluate potential policies for the instutions and/or governments they may work for in the future.
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1 Explain the concept of comparative advantage. 2 Describe the essentials of trade theories. 3 Identify potential winners and losers from trade. 4 Describe the effects of multinational activity of firms and foreign direct investment. 5 Explain effects of migration. 6 Assess the economic impacts of trade, investment, and migration policies. University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
1 to 6 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
1 to 6 Teamwork and communication skills
- developed from, with, and via the SGDE
- honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
- encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
1 to 6 Career and leadership readiness
- technology savvy
- professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
- forward thinking and well informed
- tested and validated by work based experiences
1 to 6 Intercultural and ethical competency
- adept at operating in other cultures
- comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts
- able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes
- demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges
4, 5, 6 Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal
- open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers
- able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Robert C. Feenstra, Alan M. Taylor (2017), International Trade (New York: Worth)
4th Edition. ISBN-13: 978-1-319-06173-9
Note 1: The older 3rd edition of this book by the same authors can also be used.
Note 2: Another version of the text book by the same authors is sold under the Title "International Economics". This version consists of two parts: international economics & international macroeconomics. This course will only deal with the international trade part. Interested students can also buy this version of the book.Recommended Resources
Further Reading
You are expected to read the textbook as well as the articles assigned in lectures or tutorials. In addition, a series of lecture slides will be made available. The final exam will cover all lecture materials, assignments, and assigned readings.
An alternative but similar text book is:
Krugman, P., M. Obtsfeld and M. Melitz: International Economics: Theory and Policy, 10th edition, Pearson 2014.
Another valuable text book with a different style compared to the FT and KOM text books which adds an additional perspective to the topics covered is:
McLaren, John: International Trade, Wiley 2013.Online Learning
Lecture slides and assignments will be made available through the course website .
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
The format of the teaching consists of formal lectures and tutorial sessions. The lectures introduce new concepts, encourage textbook revision, and provide anchor points for further academic development. In tutorials, students will discuss exercises from the assignments relating to the various trade theories and policies.
Lecture sessions
The lectures consist of a combination of slides and graphical analyses on the white board, allowing for presentation of the material in a variety of styles.
Tutorials
Tutorials represent an important learning component of the class. They are aimed to foster problem solving and discussion skills, and they are designed based on the combination of lectures material and textbook.
The tutorials will deal with solving sets of trade-related problems from the assignments. Students are expected to work through the assignments independently (or in groups) and prepare individual solutions to be handed in via MyUni which will be discussed during the tutorial time (or as announced on MyUni and during the lecture).
Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Students in this course are expected to attend all lectures throughout the semester plus tutorial classes. In addition, students should allocate 4-5 hours per week to undertake reading and individual study. The lecturer is available for one-on-one consultations at times to be arranged by mutual agreement. Consultations will be held in the lecturer’s designated room.
Learning Activities Summary
Week Topic Chapters in Feenstra and Taylor 1-2 Globalization – an overview 1 3-4 Why do countries trade? Ricardo’s simple idea: comparative advantage 2 5-6 Who wins and who loses from international trade? The specific factors model as a primer on the political economy of trade policy – why lobbies exist 3 7-8 Trade with developing countries: the Heckscher-Ohlin model 4 9 Migration policy – Should Donald Trump build a wall? 5 10 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) – Should Australia ban Chinese investment? 5 11 Trade with industrialized countries: increasing returns to scale and monopolistic competition 6 12 Trade policy: tariffs, trade wars, trade agreements and the WTO 8 Specific Course Requirements
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
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- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Task Type Due Weighting Learning Outcome Assignments Formative & Summative during the semester 40% 1-6 Final exam Summative Final exam period 60% 1-6 Total 100% Assessment Detail
Assignments 40%
Typically, there will be 5 assignments over the semester. The grade for an assignment will be 0, 1, 3, 4 or 5, depending on the quality of the answer provided. Particular attention will be given to the work out of the solutions. May be not all exercises from an assignment will be graded and instead only one exercise from an assignment will be randomly chosen and graded.
The grading rule typically used is: 0: no attempt to do the assignment, 1: majority of incorrect or undocumented answers, but some effort shown. 3: about half of the answers are correct and complete. 4: nearly all answers are documented and correct. 5: all answers are documented and correct.
Final Exam 60%
There will be an exam at the end of the course at a time to be advised. The exam will cover the entire course. This includes all materials from the lectures, assignment textbook, and other readings, as well as discussions and exercises considered in the tutorials. The final exam is worth 60% of the course’s assessment.
General remarks
Legible hand-writing and the quality of English expression are considered to be integral parts of the assessment process and may affect marks.Grade calculation
Final student grades will be determined in the following way:
The final grade will be a weighted average of the grade obtained in the final exam (weight 60%) and the grade obtained in the assignments (40%).
The grade in the assignments is calculated in the following way: Every assignment obtains 0, 1, 3, 4 or 5 points. The points of the best 4 of the 5 assignments are summed up. Hence, the maximum number of points from the assignments will be 20 equalling a mark of 100 for the calculation of the weighted average. Lower obtained points are scaled accordingly.Submission
Submission of the assignments is required as per instructions on MyUni.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
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Additional Assessment
If a student receives 45-49 for their final mark for the course they will automatically be granted an additional assessment. This will most likely be in the form of a new exam (Additional Assessment) and will have the same weight as the original exam unless an alternative requirement (for example a hurdle requirement) is stated in this semester’s Course Outline. If, after replacing the original exam mark with the new exam mark, it is calculated that the student has passed the course, they will receive 50 Pass as their final result for the course (no higher) but if the calculation totals less than 50, their grade will be Fail and the higher of the original mark or the mark following the Additional Assessment will be recorded as the final result. -
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