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ECON 302 International Trade

18 points. Semester 2.

Overview

This paper explores the pattern of international trade, the effects of international trade on an economy and the effects of trade policy. Standard trade models are developed and applied to current issues such as the growing importance of intra-industry trade, the effects of government intervention and recent moves towards liberalising international trade and the "food miles" debate.

Paper coordinator

Niven Winchester

Prerequisite

ECON 201 or Econ 271

Course Outline

For more information you can download the 2008 Course Outline in pdf format.