Topics in International trade

prof.Gianpaolo Rossini

General AIMS and info

1 INTERNATIONAL TRADE BASIC TRADITIONAL THEORIES

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d!cational target
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A"ilit# to tac$le %!estions on t&e frontier of econo'ic disc!ssion and literat!re on trade( speciali)ation( *elfare effects of trade. A"ilit# to in+estigate specific and c!rrent trade facts. A"ilit# to face reporting tas$s in do'estic and international organi)ations ,-.( /TO( 0AO( O 12( -( -.I2O( -( 13( I3( - Parlia'ent( Italian Parlia'ent etc.4.

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Main iss!e5 pros and cons of trade integration

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Anal#sis of 1. econo'ic desira"ilit# 2. political s!staina"ilit# 3. *or$ing of international trade integration in goods and ser+ices in t&e presence of 'ar$et i'perfections( de'ocratic decision 'a$ing( international coordinating "odies( integrated areas.

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d!cational pattern
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To go t&ro!g& t&e 'ain iss!e *e &a+e to "!ild a so!nd trade "ac$gro!nd. T&at *ill "e ac&ie+ed "# a set of sessions "ased on t*o sections5 1. re+ision of traditional trade iss!es 2. anal#sis of specific ad+anced iss!es concerning international trade integration 3. presentation of papers "# attending st!dents

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Section 15 Iss!es at sta$e

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Main iss!es concern trade integration as anal#sed in traditional t&eories prod!ced !p t0 60 #ears ago. Trade is anal#sed in a "arter 'icro fra'e*or$ *it& t&e ai' of in+estigating relati+e prices of goods in an open econo'#( trade and prod!ction speciali)ation ,*&o prod!ces and e8ports *&at4( inco'e distri"!tion in an open econo'# ,effects of trade on *ages and capital inco'e4 and *elfare effects ,*&o gains and loses fro' trade4.

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Plan of sessions of section 1

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R.1. Mercantilis'( 1o'parati+e ad+antage( I''isering gro*t&( :ec$sc&er O&lin Sa'!elson 'odel( ;erner 'odel( Stolper Sa'!elson 'odel( R#"c)ins$i 'odel R.2 Trade policies in t&e traditional 'odels R.3 3ridge "et*een old t&eories and ne* t&eories

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