Einführung
International Trade
Ningbo University
BA International
Trade & Economy
Winter Semester 2013 / 2014
Dr. Thomas Schuster
Guest Professor
Useful Information
Office hour: After the lecture or at any other time upon appointment E-Mail: drth.schuster@web.de
Assistent
• Fu Suying
• fusuying@nbu.edu.cn
• Phone: 13566627298
Classes:
• Tuesday 8.00-9.35 a.m. every week
• Thursday 8.00-9.35 a.m. every even week
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Ningbo University
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Useful Information
The course material will be published at schuster.gnomio.com • Go to the internet site schuster.gnomio.com
• Click on the course „NBU BA International Trade IS
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Composition of Final Mark
Attendance 10%
Homework 10%
Participation in class 10%
Final exam 70%
• Duration 90 minutes
• Passed with 75%
Sitting the exam is only possible if student attended more than two third of classes, e.g. at least 12 classes
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Contents
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Size and Development of International Trade
Comparative Advantage: The Ricardo Model
The Standard Trade Model
Tariffs
Trade Policy in Developing Countries
Balance of Payments
Globalisation
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Literature
Appleyard, Dennis / Field, Alfred / Cobb, Steven, International Economics,
7th edition, McGraw-Hill/Irwin 2009
Feenstra, Robert C. / Taylor, Alan M., International Economics:
International