Description:
The course deals with patterns of international trade, both in theory and empirics. Starting with the classic Ricardian and Heckscher-Ohlin trade models, students will be introduced to modern models, such as Eaton & Kortum (2002), Melitz (2003), Melitz & Ottaviano (2008), Donaldson (2018), etc. In the tutorial students will present recent selected papers.
Ungraded but obligatory: presentation and two summaries (app. 2000 ZoL each).
Literature:
Robert C. Feenstra: „Advanced International Trade“ (2016), Princeton University Press; recent journal papers
Lecturers:
Nikolaus Wolf (Lecture), Sebastian Geschonke (Tutorial)
Time & venue:
Lectures: Tuesdays, 12:00-14:00; HU Berlin, Spandauer Str. 1, room 125
Tutorials: Thursdays, 14:00-16:00; HU Berlin, Spandauer Str. 1, room 125
Exam:
Written exam (90 min)
More information can be found on Moodle.
