International Trade and Policy

Μάθημα: International Trade and Policy
Course Number: PEC03
Ώρα: 15.00-18.00
Προαπαιτούμενα: No
Μονάδες: 7.5
Αίθουσα: Room of Agricultural Economics
Ημέρα: Wednesday
Component(s):
Χάρτης: Map

COURSE OUTLINE

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
STUDY LEVEL Postgraduate
COURSE CODE OPE1184 SEMESTER 1st
COURSE TITLE International Trade and Policy
INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES

 

 TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK ECTS
Lectures 4 7.5
COURSE TYPE Specialization
PREREQUISITE COURSE(S): No
LANGUAGE (TEACHING AND EXAMS) Greek
THE COURSE IS OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS Yes (in English)
COURSE WEBSITE (URL) https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE01184

 

  1. TEACHING OUTCOMES
Teaching outcomes
Upon completion of the course, graduate students will have acquired a detailed and comprehensive picture on the concepts of international trade that are related to the classical theory of international trade, the trade policy and protectionism, the institutional framework of international exchange, the economic integration in Europe and the trade policy in developing countries. In addition, postgraduate students will be able to describe and analyze the measures and forms of agricultural policy applied in the EU, the impact of these measures, the new Common Agricultural Policy and its relation to international trade.
General capabilities
  • Autonomous Work
  • Teamwork
  • Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information using the necessary technologies
  • Promote inductive thinking

 

  1. COURSE CONTENT
The course includes topics related to the traditional theory of international trade, the Absolute-Comparative advantage and the Theorem of Heckser-Ohlin, the Political economy of international trade, the instruments of trade policy, the institutional framework of the post-war international exchange, the issues on international trade and developing countries and finally, the competition and competitiveness.

 

  1. TEACHING AND LEARNING ASSESSMENT METHODS
DELIVERING METHOD In classroom
IT USE
  • Power point, videos
  • e-class
TEACHING ORGANIZATION Activity Semester workload

 
Lectures 52
Laboratory courses 0
Written assignment 33
Independent study 40
Course total

(25-hour workload per credit unit)

  

125
STUDENT ASSESSMENT

 

 Written exams (multiple choice and open questions) at the end of the semester, written assignments during the semester and presentations.

Specifically, students are required to prepare three works which will participate with a 40% in the final grade of the course. The assignments will be graded based on the structure, content and presentation.

Final score: The final grade is the sum of the following (maximum score: 100 points):

  1. Course examination (end of semester): 60 points
  2. Assignments: 40 points

 

  1. PROPOSED LITERATURE
  • “International Economics-Theory and Policy”, P. Krugman & M Ostfield, 2011, Kritiki Publications.
  • “International Economics and World Economy”, Alogoskoufis G. (2013), Athens, Gutenberg

 

Timetable of lectures

Week Title Teaching Staff
First Section: International trade agreements and international trade policy.
1st Analysis and overview of world trade Ch. Karelakis
2nd Theories to explain the structure and impact of international trade I. Ch. Karelakis
3rd Theories to explain the structure and international trade II Impact Ch. Karelakis
4th CAP and international trade Ch. Karelakis
5th Presentations literature work Ch. Karelakis
Second Section: Trade and Developing Countries
6th Trade policy in developing countries Ch. Karelakis
7th Economic growth and crises in developing countries Ch. Karelakis
8th Economic reform in developing countries Ch. Karelakis
Third Section: The Political Economy of International Trade
9th Market policy instruments Ch. Karelakis
10th Political economy of trade policy Ch. Karelakis
11th Competition and competitiveness Ch. Karelakis
12th Debates on trade policy Ch. Karelakis
13th Case studies on trade policy Ch. Karelakis
14th Research Presentations Ch. Karelakis
15th Written exams

 

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

 

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

 

Teacher (full name): Christos Karelakis
Contact details: chkarel@agro.duth.gr
Supervisors: (1) No
Evaluation methods:(2) Written examination with distance through e-class and Microsoft Teams, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured
Implementation Instructions: (3) The examination will be carried out via multiple choice questions in e-class and Microsoft Teams on the scheduled date.

A. Microsoft Teams

The Microsoft Teams link is created on the course page on the platform and exclusively in the institutional accounts of those who have registered for the course and have learned the terms of distance education.

Students must log in to the Microsoft Teams room through their institutional account, otherwise they will NOT be able to participate. They will be identified using their institutional account.

B. e-class

At the same time, they must log in to the e-class using their institutional account and go to the course page (prerequisite to have registered for the course)

https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE01138/

The exam lasts 30 minutes and each student must answer 20 multiple choice questions, without a negative grade. Each of the questions is scored with 0.5.