The lecture International Economics takes place in the summer semester.
Dozent: Kristoffer Hansen
Tutor: N/A
Start: 15.04.24
Datum: Montag, 15:15-16:45
Raum: Seminarraum 8
Sprache: Englisch
Credits: 5 ECTS
Leistungsnachweis: Schriftliche Klausur
Modulnummer: 07-101-4204
Ziel der Vorlesung
The goal of the lectures on international economics is to explain the causes and consequences of international trade. The students will learn the importance of absolute and comparative advantage in understanding international trade, and they will become familiar with the system of international finance and payments. The meaning of concepts such as the balance of payments and the current account will also be explained. The students will be fully equipped to understand the contemporary issues involved in international economic relations.
Anforderungen
There are no specific course requirements.
Literatur
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Pugel, Thomas A. International Economics 17th edition (2020)
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Caves, Richard E., Jeffrey A. Frankel, Ronald W. Jones, World Trade and Payments: An Introduction 10th edition (2007)
Vorlesungen und Folien
Vorlesung | Datum | |
| 1. | Introduction | 22.04.24 |
2. | World Trade: An Overview | 25.04.24 |
3. | Trade Theory: Mercantilism, Smith and Ricardo Slides | 29.04.24 |
4. | Growth and the Political Economy of Free Trade Slides | 06.05.24 |
5. | Interventionism: The Instruments of Trade Policy Slides | 13.05.24 |
6. | Globalization, Economic Development, and the Environment Slides | 16.05.24 |
7. | The Balance of Payments Slides | 27.05.24 |
8. | Currency Markets and Exchange Rates Slides | 03.06.24 |
9. | Exchange Rates and International Finance Slides | 06.06.24 |
10. | Currency Regimes Slides | 10.06.24 |
11. | International Lending, Inflation and Financial Crises Slides | 17.06.24 |
12. | European Economic and Monetary Integration Slides | 20.06.24 |
13. | The Economics of International Sanctions SLIDES | 01.07.24 |
| Written Examination | TBA |