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International Economics I

Subject: Economics

Art: William Playfair, Chart of Universal Commercial History, 1805 · Public domain

Instructors: Prof. Arnaud Costinot, Prof. Dave Donaldson
Term: Spring 2013
Level: Graduate
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International Economics I

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Lecture 1: Gains From Trade and the Law of Comparative Advantage (Theory)

Lecture 2: The Ricardian Model (Theory, Part I)

Lecture 3: The Ricardian Model, (cont.) (Theory, Part II)

Lecture 4: The Assignment Model Approach (Theory)

Lecture 5: Gains From Trade and the Law of Comparative Advantage (Empirics)

Lecture 6: The Ricardian Model (Empirics)

Lecture 7: The Assignment Model Approach (Empirics)

Lecture 8: The Heckscher-Ohlin Model (Theory, Part I)

Lecture 9: The Heckscher-Ohlin Model, (cont.) (Theory, Part II)

Lecture 10: The Heckscher-Ohlin Model (Empirics, Part I)

Lecture 11: The Heckscher-Ohlin Model, (cont.) (Empirics, Part II)

Lecture 12: Trade Theory with Firm-Level Heterogeneity (Empirics, Part I)

Lecture 13: Trade Theory with Firm-Level Heterogeneity, (cont.) (Empirics, Part II)

Lecture 14: Trade Theory with Firm-Level Heterogeneity (Theory, Part I)

Lecture 15: Trade Theory with Firm-Level Heterogeneity, (cont.) (Theory, Part II)

Lecture 16: Gravity Models (Theory)

Lecture 17: Gravity Models (Empirics)

Lecture 18: Trade Costs (Empirics)

Lecture 19: Offshoring and Fragmentation of Production (Theory, Part I)

Lecture 20: Offshoring and Fragmentation of Production, (cont.) (Theory, Part II)

Lecture 21: Economic Geography (Empirics, Part I)

Lecture 22: Economic Geography, (cont.) (Empirics, Part II)

Lecture 23: Political Economy of Trade Policy and the WTO (Theory, Part I)

Lecture 24: Political Economy of Trade Policy and the WTO, (cont.) (Theory, Part II)

Lecture 25: Political Economy of Trade Policy and the WTO (Empirics, Part I)

Lecture 26: Political Economy of Trade Policy and the WTO, (cont.) (Empirics, Part II)