2018/2019
BA-BPOLO1281U International Economics
| English Title |
| International
Economics |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Quarter |
| Start time of the course |
First Quarter |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics,
BSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Daniel Borowczyk-Martins - Department of Economics
(ECON)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- International political economy
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| Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
13-09-2018
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| Learning objectives |
- Explain basic concepts in International Economics in a
comprehensive and intuitive way.
- Describe and rationalize the main assumptions behind trade
models.
- Perform policy experiments based on trade models.
- Illustrate diagrammatically these models and perform analysis
of patterns of trade, gains from trade and redistributive effects
of trade.
- Solve algebraically simple trade models in order to determine
the equilibrium economic variables.
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| Examination |
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International
Economics:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Written sit-in exam on CBS'
computers |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
4 hours |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Winter |
| Aids |
Limited aids, see the list below:
The student is allowed to bring - Non-programmable, financial calculators: HP10bll+ or Texas BA
II Plus
- Language dictionaries in paper format
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| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the number of registered candidates for the make-up
examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most
appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office
will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take
examination will be held as an oral examination instead.
It is at the discretion of the Study
Board to change the exam form from a 4-hour written sit-in exam to
a 20 min oral exam with no
preparation.
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| Course content and structure |
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This course offers a detailed introduction to international
economics, including international trade and international finance
topics. In the international trade part of the course, we study
several trade theories, which explain why international trade takes
place, what are the benefits of international trade, and in what
patterns countries trade with each other. We also study trade
policy tools and their implications for market equilibrium and
social welfare, both theoretically and by analysing real-world case
studies. In the international finance part of the course, we study
the balance of payments, discuss intertemporal trade and what
underlies trade deficits.
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| The main teaching activities are lectures,
exercises and group discussions. |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| We try to offer feedback in response to your
questions and work whenever feasible although please appreciate
that there are often time constraints. Please feel free to take
full advantage of the ‘office hours’ offered by full-time staff
members, although these can never be a substitute for participation
in lectures and classes. We also encourage you to ask questions or
make comments in class and form self-study groups to secure peer
feedback on your work. |
| Student workload |
| Preparation time (readings, group work etc.) |
144 hours |
| Lectures / class exercises / “homework cafés” / workshops
etc. |
48 hours |
| Exam (incl. preparation for the exam and actual exam
period) |
14 hours |
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| Expected literature |
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Krugman, Obstfeld, Melitz, International Economics: Theory and
Policy, Global Edition, 11th Edition.
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Last updated on
13-09-2018
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