Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2021 - ECON 342 D100

International Trade (3)

Class Number: 2752

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 13, 2021
    Mon, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    ECON 103 or 200 and 105 or 205, all with a minimum grade of C-; 60 units or permission of the department.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Topics discussed in this course are: gains from trade in a classical world; the modern theory of international trade; factor price equalization; empirical tests and extensions of the pure theory model; economic growth and international trade; the nature and effects of protection; motives and welfare effects of factor movements; multinational enterprises; the brain drain; customs union theory; pollution control and international trade. Students with credit for ECON 442 cannot take this course for further credit. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

Description: This course develops approaches to international trade including theories based on technology, factor endowments, and scale economies.  It will also look at trade policy and the political economy that leads to the development and use of instruments such as tariffs and quotas and other forms of regulation.  Trade issues in the context of economic development will be the focus in the latter part of the course.

Week 1: Chapters 1 and 2 and start on Chapter 3 – An Overview of World Trade and Comparative Advantage

Week 2:  Chapter 3 – Technology Based Trade: The Ricardian Model

Week 3: midterm 1

Week 4: Chapter 4 – Income Distribution: The Specific Factors Model

Week 5: Chapter 5 – Factor Resource Based Trade: The Heckscher-Ohlin Model

Week 6: Chapter 6 - The Standard Model and Factor Mobility

Week 7: Finishing up chapters 4/5/6

Week 8: midterm 2

Week 9 and 10: Chapter 9 - The Instruments of Trade Policy and Chapter 10 - Political Economy of Trade Policy

Week 11: Chapter 11 - Trade Policy in Developing Countries

Week 12: midterm 3

Week 13: Chapter 11 and 12 - Trade Policy Controversies and Current Directions

Grading

  • Three midterms (20% each) 60%
  • Cumulative final 20%
  • Tutorial attendance and assignments 20%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

The textbook for this course is a custom Pearson version of Krugman, Obstfeld and Melitz, International Trade, (2017).

Ebook subscription without MyEconLab ISBN: 978-0134520896


Department Undergraduate Notes:

Please note that, as per Policy T20.01, the course requirements (and grading scheme) outlined here are subject to change up until the end of the first week of classes.

Final exam schedules will be released during the second month of classes. If your course has a final exam, please ensure that you are available during the entire final exam period until you receive confirmation of your exam dates. 

Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability must contact the Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL) at 778-782-3112 or caladmin@sfu.ca.

***NO TUTORIALS DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES***

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2021

Teaching at SFU in fall 2021 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with approximately 70 to 80 per cent of classes in person/on campus, with safety plans in place.  Whether your course will be in-person or through remote methods will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the fall 2021 term.