Obiettivo del corso è fornire allo studente sia le nozioni di base delle relazioni economiche tra paesi ed economie, sia le metodologie per comprendere le ragioni e i benefici degli scambi commerciali e dei flussi finanziari internazionali.
The main objective of the course is to teach students not only basic notions of economic relations among countries and economies, but also methodologies that are useful to understand reasons and benefits of international trade and international financial flows.
Obbligatori: microeconomia e matematica generale
Una buona base di microeconomia e macroeconomia.
Required: microeconomics and mathematics.
Good foundation in microeconomics and macroeconomics.
Lezioni frontali
Face to face lesson
Concetti di base:
Economia monetaria internazionale:
Commercio Internazionale:
Politica di commercio internazionale:
Basic concepts:
introduction to international economics;
international economic institutions;
the balance of payments.
International Monetary Economics
The Mundell-Fleming model and the macroeconomic policy trilemma.
Economic growth and the balance of payments.
The interest rate parity and the equilibrium exchange rate.
Inflation and the dynamics of the exchange rate.
Purchasing power parity: Absolute and relative PPP.
International Trade:
The law of absolute and comparative advantage (Ricardo's model)
The standard theory of international trade
Supply and demand curves, reciprocal demand curve and reasons for trade
Factor endowments and the Hecksher-Ohlin theory
Economic growth and international trade
International trade policy:
Restrictions on trade: tariffs
Non-tariff trade barriers (dumping, international cartels, import quotas)
Economia Internazionale. Dominick Salvatore, Zanichelli
Economia Internazionale 1. Teoria e politica del commercio internazionale. Paul R. Krugman, Mauriece Obstfeld, Mark Melitz
Economia Internazionale 2. Economia monetaria internazionale. Paul R. Krugman, Mauriece Obstfeld, Mark Melitz
International Economics. Dominick Salvatore, Zanichelli
International Economics 1. Theory and policy of international trade. Paul R. Krugman, Mauriece Obstfeld, Mark Melitz
Esame scritto
Written exam