International Trade (Audio) Podcast
1) Consequences of International Trade Part 2
In our final series of International Trade videos we continue our discussion on consequences of trade. Which countries benefit most from foreign direct investment? How does trade affect diversity in c...Show More
2) Consequences of International Trade Part 1
This week we explore how free trade agreements affect producers andconsumers across countries, drawing on NAFTA as an example. We alsodiscuss some popular topics in trade, including how to predict pro...Show More
3) International Trade and the Factors of Production
This section of the class considers some of the nuts and bolts of international trade theory, how factor endowments account for some of trade, and how within these models the comparative statics work....Show More
4) International Trade and the Firm Part 2
We now consider some remaining topics in the theory of tariffs and trade, in particular relating to how trade interacts with the business firm. How is it that so much trade takes place inside of firm...Show More
5) International Trade and the Firm Part 1
This next unit considers investment across borders, how trade and investment interact, why productivity differs across borders, and the role of increasing returns to scale in international trade. The...Show More
6) International Trade and Trade Restrictions Part 2
How do politics shape international trade and how does the regulation of trade often run askew? What is the history of attempts to regulate trade? And what do we know about such famous trade episode...Show More
7) International Trade and Trade Restrictions Part 1
We present some of the core microeconomic arguments on terms of trade, how tariffs effect terms of trade, and some of the core analyses of tariffs and their effects on markets. These materials are fun...Show More
8) Introduction to International Trade
We start with comparative advantage, which is perhaps the most fundamental idea behind international trade. The first segment of the course also considers how trade brings more product variety, and w...Show More