Durée
30h Th
Nombre de crédits
Enseignant
Langue(s) de l'unité d'enseignement
Langue anglaise
Organisation et évaluation
Enseignement au premier quadrimestre, examen en janvier
Horaire
Unités d'enseignement prérequises et corequises
Les unités prérequises ou corequises sont présentées au sein de chaque programme
Contenus de l'unité d'enseignement
1. Introduction
The aim of this course is to familiarise students with economic reasoning applied to international economic relations. Using economic models, it introduces students to the economic logic behind trade policies and the effect of international business on countries and individuals.
2. Course content
- The role of technology in trade flows
- The Hecksher-Ohlin model
- Equilibrium on world markets
- Trade policy
- Imperfect competition models
- The political economy of trade policy
Acquis d'apprentissage (objectifs d'apprentissage) de l'unité d'enseignement
Upon completion of the course, students should :
- understand the main reasons for observing trade flows between countries
- be able to explain the impact of globalisation on income distribution and the possible effects on trade policies
- be able to explain what trade policy instruments countries can use and their effects
- be able to establish how firms will be impacted by foreign competition and how they can adapt themselves
Savoirs et compétences prérequis
This course requires from students that they are interested in understanding the economic logic of international economic relations.
Students taking this course should have a good background in microeconomics.
Activités d'apprentissage prévues et méthodes d'enseignement
Mode d'enseignement (présentiel, à distance, hybride)
Combinaison d'activités d'apprentissage en présentiel et en distanciel
Explications complémentaires:
Hybride: podcasts disponibles toutes les semaines sur Lola (lola.hec.uliege.be). Certaines séances seront organisées en présentiel. Celles-ci seront enregistrées et disponibles sur Lola. Toutes les informations pratiques concernant l'organisation du cours seront disponibles sur la plateforme Lola.
Supports de cours, lectures obligatoires ou recommandées
Powerpoint slides will be available to download before each lecture.
Modalités d'évaluation et critères
Examen(s) en session
Toutes sessions confondues
- En présentiel
évaluation écrite
Travail à rendre - rapport
Evaluation continue
Informations complémentaires:
1. Evaluation criteria
Evaluation will be based on a closed book exam (55%), on-line continuous evaluation (20%), participation (5%) as well as a number of homework assignments during term (20%).
Exam evaluation will be based on the student's
- capacity of understanding economic reasoning as well as the capacity of explaining it in an accurate and concise way;
- capacity to apply economic concepts and reasoning to international economic relations as well as to comment on current events and debates in the news
2. Evaluation calendar
The exam takes place during the month of January (first session) as well as in August (second session).
Stage(s)
Remarques organisationnelles et modifications principales apportées au cours
Lectures are taught in English during the first semester.
Contacts
Professor: Joseph Tharakan - e-mail: J.Tharakan@ulg.ac.be
Assistante: Kelly Cioppa (email: kelly.cioppa@uliege.be)
Association d'un ou plusieurs MOOCs
Notes en ligne
Powerpoint slides
Powerpoint slides are available before each lecture on Lola