Course Schedule

Veranstaltungen von Dr. Torben Stühmeier


Lehrveranstaltungen

International Trade (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Torben Stühmeier

Termin:
Einzeltermin | Fr, 18.10.2024, 12:30 - Fr, 18.10.2024, 18:00 | C 14.202 Seminarraum
Einzeltermin | Sa, 19.10.2024, 08:30 - Sa, 19.10.2024, 12:00 | C 14.202 Seminarraum
Einzeltermin | Fr, 25.10.2024, 12:30 - Fr, 25.10.2024, 18:00 | Online-Veranstaltung | Online
Einzeltermin | Sa, 26.10.2024, 08:30 - Sa, 26.10.2024, 12:00 | Online-Veranstaltung | Online
Einzeltermin | Fr, 10.01.2025, 09:00 - Fr, 10.01.2025, 18:00 | C 12.112 Seminarraum
Einzeltermin | Sa, 11.01.2025, 08:30 - Sa, 11.01.2025, 15:00 | C 14.202 Seminarraum

Inhalt: This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of international trade. The aim of the course is to provide basic theories of international trade and their empirical validation. Participants should acquire the competence to understand and evaluate macroeconomic developments, trade policy as well as corporate strategies in this field. Participants will also gain insight into econometric research methods and recent results in this field. Topics covered include trade gains, reciprocity of international trade and market structures, competition and income inequality. Furthermore, institutions and instruments of trade policy are presented and general arguments for free trade and for trade restriction are discussed against the background of current trade policy. Topics to be covered: - Labor productivity and comparative advantage: the Ricardian model. - Specific factors and income distribution - Resources and trade: The Heckscher-Ohlin model - The Standard Trade Model - External economies of scale and the international localization of production - Firms in the global economy: export decisions, outsourcing, and multinationals