Econ 871: Advanced International Economics

Fall 2023   M/W 1-2:15 pm   SocSci 4308   Syllabus

Assignments

• Referee Report (30%): A referee report on the paper of your choice. (You should clear the paper with me first.)


• Short Presentation (20%): A 10 minute in class presentation on your referee report paper.


• Long Presentation (50%): A 30 minute presentation at the end of the semester on an original research idea.

Lecture Notes and Reading

Week 8: Ricardian Trade Models
October 30 and November 1

• Notes: Intro   DFS   EK
• Reading: DFS (1977)   EK (2002)

Week 9: Gravity and Tariffs I
November 6 and November 8

• Notes: Gravity Models
• Reading: Head & Mayer (2014)

Week 10: Empirical Effects of Trade/Trade Policy
November 13 and November 15

• Notes: Regional Variation   Other Reduced Form
• Reading: Caliendo & Parro (2022)
• Short Presentations: Dina (Mon), Robert (Wed)

Week 11: Effects of the 2018 Trade War
November 20 (**No class on November 22)

• Notes: 2018 Trade War
• Reading: Fajgelbaum et al. (2020)
• Short Presentations: Ivan (Mon)

Week 12: Trade Policy Through Supply Chains and GVCs
November 27 and November 29

• Notes: Trade Policy Through Supply Chains   Global Sourcing
• Reading: AFT (2017)
• Short Presentations: Nick, Christopher (Mon), M (Wednesday)

Week 13: Environment and Industrial Policy
December 4 and December 6

• Notes: Trade and Environment   Industrial Policy
• Reading: Globalization and the Environment Handbook Chapter
• Short Presentations: Shikun (Mon), Ethan (Wednesday)

Week 14: Final Presentations
December 13 and December 14 (**No class on December 11)

• Wednesday (1-2:15 pm): Dina, Robert
• Thursday (9 am-12:30 pm): Chris, Nick, Yifan, Shikun, M, Ethan