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Theory of International Trade

Why Do Nations Trade?

• Lecture 1: (1-12-98) - Why Do Nations Trade?
• Problem Set #1 - Comparative Advantage

Winners and Losers from International Trade

• Lecture 2: (1-19-98) - Winners and Losers from International Trade
• Problem Set #2 - Stolper-Samuelson

Modern Trade Theories

• Lecture 3: (1-26-98) - Trade and Economies of Scale
• Problem Set #3 - External Economies

Trade Policy

Tariffs and other Barriers to Trade

• Lecture 4: (2-2-98) - Protectionsim
• Problem Set #4 - Tariffs

Pushing Exports; Preferential Trade Agreements

• Lecture 5: (2-9-98) - Strategic Trade Policy and Trade Blocs

International Bargaining

• Lecture 6: (2-23-98) - Negotiating
• Problem Set #5 - Super 301

Politics and Trade; Trade and the Environment

• Lecture 7: (3-9-98) - Political Economy of Trade
• Problem Set #6 - Politics, the Environment, and Trade

International Finance

Exchange Rates

• Lecture 8: (3-16-98) - Foreign Exchange
• Problem Set #7 - Exchange Rates
• Lecture 9: (3-23-98) - What Determines Exchange Rates?
• Problem Set #8 - Purchasing Power Parity

Open Economy Macroeconomics

• Lecture 10: (4-6-98) - Open Economy Macroeconomics with Fixed Exchange Rates
• Problem Set #9 - Trade and National Income
• Lecture 11: (4-20-98) - Open Economy Macroeconomics with Flexible Exchange Rates
• Problem Set #10 - Flexible Exchange Rates
• Answers to Lecture 11 Questions

David A. Latzko 318 COB Department of Business and Economics Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 phone: (717) 408-4718 fax: (717) 408-4917 dlatzko@wilkes.edu wilkes1.wilkes.edu/~dlatzko