ECON 4008 - International Trade IV (H)

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2016

This course seeks to provide the tools necessary to obtain a clear understanding of what determines the way international trade patterns evolve through time as economies grow. That requires drawing on and strengthening our knowledge of (a) trade theories, (b) the economics and political economy of foreign trade and investment policies, and (c) quantitative modelling of global trade flows.

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Course Details

Course Code	ECON 4008
Course	International Trade IV (H)
Coordinating Unit	Economics
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 4 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Prerequisites	ECON 2506 , ECON 2507 OR ECON 3506
Restrictions	Available only to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) program
Assessment	Typically, mid-semester exam 30%, final exam 70%

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Emeritus Professor Kym Anderson

Professor Kym Anderson
Location: Room 4.45, 10 Pulteney Street
Telephone: 8313 4712
Office hours for students: 5.30-6.30pm Wednesdays
email: kym.anderson@adelaide.edu.au

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

This course seeks to improve our understanding of the economic effects of countries engaging in international trade in goods, services, capital, labour and technologies. That understanding is useful in its own right, but it also sheds light on the reasons behind governments choosing to limit some of those cross-border flows. The open-economy, general equilibrium (economy wide) focus of the course is also helpful in other fields of economics including public finance, environmental and resource economics, agricultural or other industry/sector economics, and the economics of politics. The course assumes students have the basic toolkit of microeconomics and trade theory from International Trade III or an equivalent level III trade subject, which will be built on and applied to analyse contemporary trade and trade-related policy issues.

The specific course learning objectives are:
1) To understand what determines trade patterns, by exploring various trade theories
2) To understand the links between trade and economic development
3) To analyse the economic impacts of trade policies, including via global economic models
4) To survey arguments for and against trade-distorting policies
5) To understand the role of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and preferential trading agreements
6) To develop students’ abilities to interact with the lecturer and each other in discussing trade-related economic issues

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 5
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	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	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	6

Learning Resources

Required Resources

No one textbook is required

Recommended Resources

An up-to-date reading list of papers available on MyUni will be provided at the start of and during 2nd semester

Online Learning

A reading list of papers available on MyUni will be provided at the start of 2nd semester and revised as needed during the semester. The PPT file used in each lecture will be uploaded on MyUni after each lecture.
Learning & Teaching Activities

Learning & Teaching Modes

Student participation in lectures is actively encouraged in the form of questions, comments and discussion.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

In addition to the two 2-hour classes each week, students are expected to spend an additional 8 hours each week studying the required readings in advance of and then again following each lecture.

Learning Activities Summary

Lecture Topics

Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson and specific factors models with just two goods

Krueger/Deardorff combination of those two models (still 2 sectors but many goods)

Leamer development model with many goods with many goods and 3 mobile factors

The addition of nontradables

The roles of increasing returns, monopolistic competition, and firm heterogeneity and supply chains

The roles of production fragmentation/supply chains and of trade costs

Preference and technology differences across countries

Theory of trade-distorting policies

Policy patterns across countries and intersectorally within countries

Estimating the economy wide effects of structural and trade policy reforms using CGE modeling

Why do countries restrict trade, and differently at different development stages?

What role can WTO and preferential trade agreements play in reducing trade distortions?

Small Group Discovery Experience

Given the small number in this course, every class period will involve student participation in discussion.

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
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

Mid-semester test: 30% (in a class in late August or early September).
Final Exam: 70%

Assessment Detail

Assessment marks prior to the final exam may be displayed on the course website through MyUni. Students are encouraged to check their marks and notify the lecturer-in-charge of any discrepancies.

It is each student's responsibility to read the examination timetable.

Submission

There will be no assignments to submit in this course.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M11 (Honours Mark Scheme)
Grade	Grade reflects following criteria for allocation of grade	Reported on Official Transcript
Fail	A mark between 1-49	F
Third Class	A mark between 50-59	3
Second Class Div B	A mark between 60-69	2B
Second Class Div A	A mark between 70-79	2A
First Class	A mark between 80-100	1
Result Pending	An interim result	RP
Continuing	Continuing	CN

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.

Final results for this course will be made available through .

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.

Student Feedback

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