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Scuola Scuola di Ingegneria Industriale e dell'Informazione

Insegnamento 083434 - INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

Docente   Tajoli Lucia

Cfu 10.00  Tipo

insegnamento   Monodisciplinare

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Ing. Ind - Inf (Mag.)(ord.270) - CO(405)INGEGNERIA

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* A ZZZZ083434 -INTERNATIONALECONOMICS

Ing. Ind - Inf (Mag.)(ord.270) - CO(480)MANAGEMENTENGINEERING-INGEGNERIAGESTIONALE

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096092 -BUSINESS & INDUSTRIALECONOMICS

Programma dettagliato e risultati di apprendimento previsti

Topics:1. Introduction  a) Introduction to International Economics and the process of globalization  b) The role of global markets on firms’ decision and processes  c) Countries' differences in economic systems and institutions  d) Measurements of economic systems and review of basic models of economics2. International exchange of goods and services  a) International trade theory: comparative and absolute advantageand the gains from trade  b) International trade theory: factor endowments and redistributioneffects of trade3. Firms in international markets  a) International trade theory under imperfect competition andeconomies of scale  b) Firms’ selection and productivity in international markets4. International organization of production and its effects on firms andmarkets  a) Foreign direct investments  b) Global production and outsourcing5. International trade policies and market access  a) Trade policy instruments and effects  b) Political economy of international trade6. International economic agreements between countries and theirimplications for economic agents  a) Regional and multilateral trade agreements  b) The WTO  c) The European Union

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7. Exchange rates and international financial flows  a) Exchange rate determinants and the Foreign Exchange Market  b) The International Monetary System and the global capital market8. “Globalization” of the business cycle and macroeconomic policies’ spillovers  a) Balance of payments  b) International transmission of economic policies Reference textbooks:C. W. Hill, International Business. Competing in the global market place,McGraw-Hill, last edition.

P.R. Krugman, M. Obstfeld, M. Melitz, International Economics, Pearson,9th edition, orR. C. Feenstra, A.M. Taylor, International Economics, Worth Publishers,2nd edition.Additional reading material will be provided during the course.

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