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INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

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INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

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Anno accademico 2024/2025

Codice attività didattica
MAN0892
Docente
Matteo Migheli (Titolare del corso)
Corso di studio
[f055-c503] Laurea Magistrale in Scienze Strategiche
[f055-c503PO] Laurea Magistrale in Scienze (Percorso Politico Organizzativo)
[f055-c504] Laurea Magistrale in Scienze Strategiche e Militari
[f055-c504PO] Laurea Magistrale in Scienze e Militari (Percorso Politico Organizzativo)
Anno
2° anno
Periodo
Secondo semestre
Tipologia
Caratterizzante
Crediti/Valenza
6
SSD attività didattica
SECS-P/02 - politica economica
Erogazione
Tradizionale
Lingua
Italiano
Frequenza
Facoltativa
Tipologia esame
Scritto
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Sommario insegnamento

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Obiettivi formativi

The course consists of traditional lectures; it will be care of the lecturer herself to provide exercises' support. The course will also cover case studies aimed at reinforcing the students' knowledge, showing the impact on the real world and providing important elements of the historical background. 

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Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi

- Students will learn to understand the relevant models of international trade, identify differences due to differing hypotheses and understand the distributive effects across countries, sectors and production factors. Students will understand the functioning of trade policies, theories in favour or against free trade. Students will be able to read papers, divulgative or specialized, and international organizations' reports dealing with trade policies adopted by different countries around the world. In sum, students will be able to analyze the most important issues in global trade and will have gained adequate understanding of the economic and political forces that drive the process of economic globalization, also with reference to more recent controversies related to low-wage and environmental issues. - They will have to develop independent judgment and criticism being aware of the complexity of economic phenomena and of the range of possible policy proposals. - After completing the course students will have acquired knowledge and competences for putting in context the polices implemented across Europe, with the support of the data. - Condition of success in learning is the ability to acquire good familiarity with the concepts , principles and economic phoenomena The knowledge of international markets and the understanding of macroeconomics phenomena are helpful to foster the access to the labor market (for instance, in international firms and international organizations) and to facilitate a proficient continuation in the university education system in the economic field.

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Programma

Introduction to international economics

Theories of competitive advantages

Heckscher-Ohlin model 

Stolper-Samuleson theorem

Intra-industry trade

Trade and production factors

Trade policies: motivations

Tariffs and quotas

Cost-increasing measures

Other trade barriers

Exchange rates: general overview

Exchange rate regimes: flexible and fixed exchange rates

Monetary unions

International economic crises

Economic growth: an introduction 

 

 

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Modalità di insegnamento

Traditional in-person classes, supported by materials (slides) provided by the teacher on Moodle.

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Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento

90 minutes written exam with three open questions, each with a maximum value of 10/30. Students will have to choose three questions out of a set of five and answer all the chosen questions. 

The evaluation of the exam will depend on: 1) the level of knowledge of the main concepts, 2) the student's ability of organising different topics in a concise, clear, complete and logic argumentation, 3) the student's ability of critically elaborating what learnt. 

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Attività di supporto

There are no such activities. 

Testi consigliati e bibliografia



Oggetto:
Libro
Titolo:  
An introduction to international economics
Anno pubblicazione:  
2022
Editore:  
Cambridge University Press
Autore:  
Kenneth Reinert
Note testo:  
The textbook is not mandatory, but strongly recommended
Obbligatorio:  
No


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