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ECF3921

Faculty of Business and Economics

18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Business and Economics
Organisational UnitDepartment of Economics
OfferedNot offered in 2013
Coordinator(s)Dr Vinod Mishra

Synopsis

The theory of international trade in an applied context. The students will be introduced to the understanding of forces that shape the trade interactions between various nations. Starting from the earlier theories of mercantilism and comparative advantage, students will navigate their way to the modern theories of trade in partial and general equilibrium framework. They will study the effect of economic growth on trade and the impact of trade in determining the living standards of people, factors that influence trade policies of nations, the role and impact of international trade agreements and the economic perspective on labour migration, capital flows and multi-national corporations. All topics will be discussed with the aid of real world examples and data, so as to create a non-hypothetical real life vision and current scenario of everything 'International'.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. develop an understanding of the microeconomic foundations of international trade theories in the context of partial and general equilibrium models.
  2. provide an introduction to economic modelling in the context of international trade and an applied approach towards evaluating a model's validity in the real world
  3. provide an understanding of the economic and political factors that shape the trade policies of a nation, and develop skills to critically analyse the welfare implications of trade policy.
  4. develop a perspective on current issues in international trade such as labour and capital movements across nations, the currency crises, multi-national corporations and outsourcing.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination: 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Vinod Mishra

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

Students must have passed at least two units from the following list before undertaking this unit: ECC1000 and ECC2000, or ECF1100 and one of either ECF2931 or ECF2731, or ECG1101 and ECG2731, or ECW1102 and ECW2731

Prohibitions

ECC3690, ECF3121, ECW3121, ECW3301