International Trade

Why countries trade, who gains and loses, and the economics of trade policy.

ECON-370 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Economics

Course content

  1. 1Patterns of world tradeComing
  2. 2Comparative advantage and the Ricardian modelComing
  3. 3Specific factors and income distributionComing
  4. 4The Heckscher-Ohlin modelComing
  5. 5Economies of scale and new trade theoryComing
  6. 6Firms in the global economyComing
  7. 7TariffsComing
  8. 8Quotas and other trade barriersComing
  9. 9Trade agreements and the WTOComing
  10. 10USMCA and American tradeComing
  11. 11Trade and the environmentComing
  12. 12Globalization debatesComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

Why countries trade, who gains and loses, and the economics of trade policy.

Part of the Arts & Social Sciences stream, typically taken in year 3.