Economic Integration and Trade [EDEVM322]
Learning outcomes
The course aims to introduce students to trade policy and the institutions governing the World Trade System. We analyze the role of governments in international trade, the political economy of trade policy, the WTO, and the regional trade agreements, and some of the key issues in the current debate of trade policy in academia and among policy-makers.
Objectives
This course will allow the students to assess a country's trade policy and propose their own perspective on future developments in trade policy and international trade relations.
Content
- The Instruments of Trade Policy
- The Political Economy of Trade Policy
- The Economics of Sanctions
- Trade Policy in Developing Country
- Controversies in Trade Policy
- Industrial Policy in Developing Countries
- Trade Shocks and Labor Market Outcomes: Trade and Inequality in Developing Countries
Teaching methods
The course will adopt frontal lectures and flipped classrooms in which students will present a research paper in a seminar format.
Evaluations
The exam will be organized as follows: 1. 10% of the grade: group presentation in the seminar sessions 1 or 2. 2. 40% of the grade: country report. A team of students should redact a country report in a format similar to a policy briefing. 3. 50%: written exam. In the written exam, the students will receive questions on the class material (including the seminars). Retake exam: This course follows a continuous learning approach. For this reason, students will be able to retake only the written exam in the second session, accounting for 50% of the final grade.
Language of instruction
EnglishLocation for course
NAMUROrganizer
Faculté des sciences économiques, sociales et de gestionRue de Bruxelles, 61
5000 NAMUR
