 Aims
To give students the theoretical and empirical elements needed to analyse economic relations.
Content and teaching methods
Content
Part I: The theory of international trade
1. National accounting and measuring the economy.
2. The productivity of work and comparative advantages: the model.
3. The productivity of work and comparative advantages: the Ricardian model.
4. Assessment and perspectives of the Ricardian model.
Part II: The exchange rate and international economic policy
1. The exchange rate and the exchange market.
2. Price levels and the exchange rate over a long period
4. The system of fixed exchange rates
5. and 6. Questions: answers, and important features of the subject.
Methodology
A professorial course.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Reference book: The course will be based on P.R. Krugman and M. Obstfeld, 1999, "Économie internationale", ed. De Boeck, 2nd French edition, 4th impression.
Programmes in which this activity is taught
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AGRO2
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ECRU3DS
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Diplôme d'études spécialisées en économie rurale
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Other credits in programs
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POL22/RI
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Deuxième licence en sciences politiques (Relations internationales)
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(3.5 credits)
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Mandatory
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