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 | 29.04.24 |
| 4. | Growth and the Political Economy of Free Trade | 06.05.24 |
| 5. | Interventionism: The Instruments of Trade Policy | 13.05.24 |
| 6. | Globalization, Economic Development, and the Environment | 16.05.24 |
| 7. | The Balance of Payments | 27.05.24 |
| 8. | Currency Markets and Exchange Rates | 03.06.24 |
| 9. | Currency Regimes | 06.06.24 |
| 10. | Exchange Rates and International Finance | 10.06.24 |
| 11. | International Lending, Inflation and Financial Crises | 17.06.24 |
| 12. | European Economic and Monetary Integration | 20.06.24 |
| 13. | The Economics of International Sanctions | 01.07.24 |
| Written Examination | TBA |