- Department: Economics and Related Studies
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: H
- Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
- See module specification for other years: 2023-24
In this module we will learn about international trade and finance, looking at how integration in international goods and capital markets affect economic welfare, growth and macroeconomic stabilization policies.
Pre-requisite modules
Co-requisite modules
- None
Prohibited combinations
- None
Principles of Economics
Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
Microeconomic Theory
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2024-25 |
To provide an analytical framework to help students understand important issues of the international economy and the economic interdependence of countries
To compliment the relevant economic theory on trade and international macroeconomics with empirical evidence
On completing the module a student will be able to gain a better understanding of:
Causes and consequences of international trade
Pattern of trade between nations
The relationship between market structure and foreign trade
Instruments of trade policy
The political economy of international trade
The main underlying sources of exchange rate behaviour both in the short run and the long term
How international transactions affect the domestic economy and the conduct of national economic policies
The cost and benefits of different exchange rate regimes and the implication of this choice for the economy
The common features of financial and currency crises as well as policy measures to avoid them
And to:
Confront the relevant economic theory on trade and international macroeconomics with empirical evidence
Task | % of module mark |
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Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
None
Task | % of module mark |
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Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
Feedback will be provided in line with University policy
Krugman, P.R., Obstfeld, M. and Melitz, M.J.. International Economics: Theory and Policy, Global Edition (Vol. global edition).