This course covers the theory of international. Emphasis is based on basic theory necessary for empirical assessment of trade, FDI, and associated policies. The goal is to gain a working knowledge of standard analytical tools, and a familiarity with their relevance forpolicy topics in the area. Theoretical foundations for empirical work are stressed. Topics includegeneralequilibriumaspects oftrade, commercial policy and regional integration, theories of industrial location and agglomeration, trade, FDI, and the firm, trade and the distribution of income,openness and productivity linkages, andinternational production networks.

1. Studentsgain a working knowledge of standardanalytical tools for explaining determinants of international trade, including partial and general equilibrium models.

2. Students gainan understanding of the determinants of trade policy and patterns of regional and global integration.

3. Studentswill gain a basic understandingof current empirical methods derived from theory.

4. Studentscan discuss linkages between trade and: productivity; labor marketperformance; and inequality.

In general the lectures will not cover all of the readings below. There is never enough time to cover everything. I have still provided articles we will not cover, as you may findthe literatureuseful within eachtopic.

Grading: Grading will be based on a mid-­‐termproblemset (45%),a final exam (45%), and class participation (10%).

Digital syllabus: including course readings,and lectures notes/slides will be posted on the course page: http://www.i4ide.org/people/~francois/students/trade_2015.html

We willrelyprimarily on chapters from the following: -­‐ D. Greenaway et al eds (2011), Palgrave Handbook in International Economics. -­‐ A Dixit and V. Norman (1980/1986), Theory of International Trade, CambridgeUniversity Press: Cambridge. -­‐ Selectedreadings on specific topics. Readings cangenerally be reached from the coursepage (seeabove). In general the lectures will not cover all of the readings below. There is never enough time to cover everything. I have still provided articles we will not cover, as you may findthe literatureuseful within eachtopic. Grading: Grading will be based on a mid-­‐termproblemset (45%),a final exam (45%), and class participation (10%). Digital syllabus: including course readings,and lectures notes/slides will be posted on the course page: http://www.i4ide.org/people/~francois/students/trade_2015.html We willrelyprimarily on chapters from the following: -­‐ D. Greenaway et al eds (2011), Palgrave Handbook in International Economics. -­‐ A Dixit and V. Norman (1980/1986), Theory of International Trade, CambridgeUniversity Press: Cambridge. -­‐ Selectedreadings on specific topics. Readings cangenerally be reached from the coursepage (seeabove).

Grading:Grading will be based on a mid-­‐term problem set(45%), a final exam (45%), and class participation (10%).