Anna Maria FERRAGINA | INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

cod. 1212100064

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

	1212100064
	DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE, SOCIALI E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE

	POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCIENCE
	2015/2016

CURRICULUM RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI

	YEAR OF COURSE 3
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2008
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
1	ECONOMIA INTERNAZIONALE - MODULO 1
	SECS-P/01	5	40	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
2	ECONOMIA INTERNAZIONALE - MODULO 2
	SECS-P/01	5	40	LESSONS	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

PROFESSORS

	ADALGISO AMENDOLA1 T Curriculum
	ANNA MARIA FERRAGINA2 Curriculum

	Objectives
	THE COURSE MAIN AIM IS TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE BASIC ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TRADE POLICIES. STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE, IN PARTICULAR: (I) KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN INTERNATIONAL TRADE MODELS AND POLICIES; (II) ABILITY TO APPLY THE MODELS TO UNDERSTAND THE MAIN TRENDS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE; (III) CAPACITY TO ASSESS INDEPENDENTLY THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT TRADE POLICIES; (IV) ABILITY TO ORGANIZE, IN WRITTEN AND ORAL FORMS, A BASIC REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE AT COUNTRY OR REGIONAL LEVEL; (V) CAPACITY TO LEARN MORE ADVANCED TECHNIQUES TO ANALYSE INTERNATIONAL TRADE.

THE COURSE MAIN AIM IS TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE BASIC ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TRADE POLICIES.
STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE, IN PARTICULAR: (I) KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN INTERNATIONAL TRADE MODELS AND POLICIES; (II) ABILITY TO APPLY THE MODELS TO UNDERSTAND THE MAIN TRENDS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE; (III) CAPACITY TO ASSESS INDEPENDENTLY THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT TRADE POLICIES; (IV) ABILITY TO ORGANIZE, IN WRITTEN AND ORAL FORMS, A BASIC REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE AT COUNTRY OR REGIONAL LEVEL; (V) CAPACITY TO LEARN MORE ADVANCED TECHNIQUES TO ANALYSE INTERNATIONAL TRADE.

	Prerequisites
	MICROECONOMICS

	Contents
	THE COURSE IS DIVIDED IN TWO PARTS. THE FIRST ONE THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE ANALYSIS, THE SECOND ONE ON TRADE POLICIES. IN THE SEMINARS THESE TOOLS ARE USED TO EXAMINE SEVERAL ASPECTS OF ITALY’S INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS. THE COURSE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. THE FIRST ONE IS DEDICATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE ANALYSIS, THE SECOND TO TRADE POLICIES. IN THE SEMINARS THESE TOOLS ARE USED TO EXAMINE SEVERAL ASPECTS OF ITALY’S INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND OF THE OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS. PART 1 1.THE ECONOMICS OF GLOBALISATION: (1.1 ) INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS; (1.2 ) THE GLOBALISATION: STYLISED FACTS AND OPEN PROBLEMS; 2.THE ECONOMICS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE: (2.1 ) INTER-INDUSTRY TRADE: THE BENEFITS OF FREE TRADE AND THE THEORY OF COMPARATIVE COSTS; RESOURCES’ AVAILABILITY AND DISTRIBUTION; (2.2 ) INTRA-INDUSTRY TRADE: ECONOMIES OF SCALE, IMPERFECT COMPETITION AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE; ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND HETEROGENEITY; (2.3 ) INTERNATIONAL OUTSOURCING: THE SPATIAL SEPARATION OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS; 3.THE INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY OF FACTORS: (3.1 ) INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY OF LABOUR: THE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONS; (3.2 ) INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY OF CAPITAL: THE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS. PART 2 4.TRADE POLICIES AND INTEGRATION PROCESSES: (4.1 ) TRADE POLICIES: OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS OF TRADE POLICY; (4.2 ) THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF TRADE POLICY: TRADE POLICIES IN ACTION AND REGIONALISM. 5.ITALY INTO THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY: (5.1 ) THE ISTAT REPORT ON THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE PRODUCTIVE SECTORS; (5.2 ) THE ICE REPORT ON FOREIGN TRADE OF ITALY; (5.3 ) THE BANCA D'ITALIA REPORT ON THE ECONOMY OF THE ITALIAN REGIONS; OR THE ECONOMIC OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION: (5.4 ) CUSTOMS UNION; (5.5 ) ECONOMIC UNION.

Contents

THE COURSE IS DIVIDED IN TWO PARTS. THE FIRST ONE THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE ANALYSIS, THE SECOND ONE ON TRADE POLICIES. IN THE SEMINARS THESE TOOLS ARE USED TO EXAMINE SEVERAL ASPECTS OF ITALY’S INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS.
THE COURSE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. THE FIRST ONE IS DEDICATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE ANALYSIS, THE SECOND TO TRADE POLICIES. IN THE SEMINARS THESE TOOLS ARE USED TO EXAMINE SEVERAL ASPECTS OF ITALY’S INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND OF THE OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS.

PART 1
1.THE ECONOMICS OF GLOBALISATION: (1.1 ) INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS; (1.2 ) THE GLOBALISATION: STYLISED FACTS AND OPEN PROBLEMS;
2.THE ECONOMICS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE: (2.1 ) INTER-INDUSTRY TRADE: THE BENEFITS OF FREE TRADE AND THE THEORY OF COMPARATIVE COSTS; RESOURCES’ AVAILABILITY AND DISTRIBUTION; (2.2 ) INTRA-INDUSTRY TRADE: ECONOMIES OF SCALE, IMPERFECT COMPETITION AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE; ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND HETEROGENEITY; (2.3 ) INTERNATIONAL OUTSOURCING: THE SPATIAL SEPARATION OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS;
3.THE INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY OF FACTORS: (3.1 ) INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY OF LABOUR: THE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONS; (3.2 ) INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY OF CAPITAL: THE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS.

PART 2
4.TRADE POLICIES AND INTEGRATION PROCESSES: (4.1 ) TRADE POLICIES: OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS OF TRADE POLICY; (4.2 ) THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF TRADE POLICY: TRADE POLICIES IN ACTION AND REGIONALISM.
5.ITALY INTO THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY: (5.1 ) THE ISTAT REPORT ON THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE PRODUCTIVE SECTORS; (5.2 ) THE ICE REPORT ON FOREIGN TRADE OF ITALY; (5.3 ) THE BANCA D'ITALIA REPORT ON THE ECONOMY OF THE ITALIAN REGIONS;
OR
THE ECONOMIC OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION: (5.4 ) CUSTOMS UNION; (5.5 ) ECONOMIC UNION.

	Teaching Methods
	LECTURES: ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF THEORETICAL MODELS TUTORIALS: APPLICATIONS, EXSERCISES AND CASE STUDIES SEMINARS: DISCUSSION WITH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS

	Verification of learning
	HALF TERM EXAM (OPTIONAL): WRITTEN TEST FINAL EXAM: WRITTEN TEST AND ORAL EXAM

	Texts
	MODULO 1 AMENDOLA,A.-BIAGIOLI,M.-CELI,G. (2014), ECONOMIA DELLA GLOBALIZZAZIONE. ECONOMIA DEGLI SCAMBI E MACROECONOMIA INTERNAZIONALE, EGEA, MILANO, CAPP. 1-8 (ESCLUSO IL §.5.2) (PP.1-229); OPPURE KRUGMAN, P.R. - OBSFIELD, M. – MELITZ, M.J. (2012), ECONOMIA INTERNAZIONALE 1, TEORIA E POLITICA DEL COMMERCIO INTERNAZIONALE, PEARSON ITALIA, MILANO, CAPP. 1-8 (PP. 1-254). MODULO 2 1.AMENDOLA,A.-BIAGIOLI,M.-CELI,G. (2013), ECONOMIA DELLA GLOBALIZZAZIONE. ECONOMIA DEGLI SCAMBI E MACROECONOMIA INTERNAZIONALE, EGEA, MILANO, CAPP. 9-10 (PP. 231-298); 2.A SCELTA UNO TRA I SEGUENTI RAPPORTI (CAPITOLI SPECIFICATI): (I) ISTAT, RAPPORTO SULLA COMPETITIVITÀ DEI SETTORI PRODUTTIVI, FEBBRAIO 2015 (CAPP. 1-3); (II) ICE (2015), L’ITALIA NELL’ECONOMIA INTERNAZIONALE, (CAPP.1-4), HTTP://WWW.ICE.GOV.IT/STATISTICHE/PDF/INDICE_RAPPORTO_2013-2014.PDF.; OPPURE MANTOVANI,A. – MARATTIN,L. (2008), ECONOMIA DELL’INTEGRAZIONE EUROPEA, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA, CAPP. 1-3 (PP. 7-117).

Texts

MODULO 1

AMENDOLA,A.-BIAGIOLI,M.-CELI,G. (2014), ECONOMIA DELLA GLOBALIZZAZIONE. ECONOMIA DEGLI SCAMBI E MACROECONOMIA INTERNAZIONALE, EGEA, MILANO, CAPP. 1-8 (ESCLUSO IL §.5.2) (PP.1-229);

OPPURE

KRUGMAN, P.R. - OBSFIELD, M. – MELITZ, M.J. (2012), ECONOMIA INTERNAZIONALE 1, TEORIA E POLITICA DEL COMMERCIO INTERNAZIONALE, PEARSON ITALIA, MILANO, CAPP. 1-8 (PP. 1-254).

MODULO 2
1.AMENDOLA,A.-BIAGIOLI,M.-CELI,G. (2013), ECONOMIA DELLA GLOBALIZZAZIONE. ECONOMIA DEGLI SCAMBI E MACROECONOMIA INTERNAZIONALE, EGEA, MILANO, CAPP. 9-10 (PP. 231-298);

2.A SCELTA UNO TRA I SEGUENTI RAPPORTI (CAPITOLI SPECIFICATI): (I) ISTAT, RAPPORTO SULLA COMPETITIVITÀ DEI SETTORI PRODUTTIVI, FEBBRAIO 2015 (CAPP. 1-3); (II) ICE (2015), L’ITALIA NELL’ECONOMIA INTERNAZIONALE, (CAPP.1-4), HTTP://WWW.ICE.GOV.IT/STATISTICHE/PDF/INDICE_RAPPORTO_2013-2014.PDF.;

OPPURE

MANTOVANI,A. – MARATTIN,L. (2008), ECONOMIA DELL’INTEGRAZIONE EUROPEA, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA, CAPP. 1-3 (PP. 7-117).

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Anna Maria FERRAGINA | INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS