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課程名稱 |
國際貿易專論二
Advanced International Trade (II) |
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開課學期 |
104-1 |
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授課對象 |
生物資源暨農學院 農業經濟學研究所 |
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授課教師 |
羅竹平 |
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課號 |
AGEC7115 |
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課程識別碼 |
627 M4990 |
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學分 |
3 |
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全/半年 |
半年 |
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必/選修 |
選修 |
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上課時間 |
星期三A,B,C(18:25~21:05) |
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上課地點 |
農經會議室 |
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備註 |
總人數上限：30人 |
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Ceiba 課程網頁 |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1041AGEC7115_ |
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課程概述 |
This course covers a range of newly developed trade theories in recent decades. Papers marked with an * are to be read before class. I will select a student at random (with replacement) to present a summary (its goal, contribution to the literature, strategy and results) of the paper in class. |
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課程目標 |
This course covers a range of newly developed trade theories in recent decades. Papers marked with an * are to be read before class. I will select a student at random (with replacement) to present a summary (its goal, contribution to the literature, strategy and results) of the paper in class. |
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課程要求 |
Grading and assignments：
a. One referee report: 40% of the course grade. Your report should be 3-4 pages long and include: a summary of the main features of the paper; a description of its contribution to the literature; its main strengths and weaknesses; and your recommendations to improve it. Choose a paper (the papers marked with an * are preferred) listed on the Reference below.
b. One research proposal: 60% of the course grade. The proposal should be up to 5 pages long and describe: the question you want to address; why you think it is important; why you think the answer of the previous literature is unsatisfactory; and how you plan to improve it.
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指定閱讀 |
Robert Freenstra, Advanced International Trade, Princeton University. |
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參考書目 |
Course contents：
The course is structured in 16 lectures covering the following material:
1. Neoclassical Trade Theory
a. Simplest model (Armington) – Gravity Equation and Gains from Trade.
b. Anderson and van Wincoop (2003)*
2. Multi-country Extension to Ricardian Model
a. Dornbusch-Fisher-Samuelson (1977) model *
b. Multi-country extensions: Costinot (2009), Wilson (1980) and Eaton and Kortum (2002)
c. Great overview: Eaton and Kortum (2012)
3. “New” and “New New” Trade Theory
a. Krugman (1979, 1980)
b. Helpman-Krugman synthesis
c. Melitz (2003)
4. Quantitative Melitz Model:
a. Multi-country extension with Pareto distribution: Chaney (2008) and Arkolakis, Demidova, Klenow and Rodriguez-Clare (2009)
b. Matching more micro facts: Eaton, Kortum and Kramarz (2011), Arkolakis (2010)
5. Winners and losers
a. Acemoglu and Autor (2010), Krugman (2008)
b. General theory: Costinot and Vogel (2010), Burstein and Vogel (2011)
c. New approaches: Helpman, Itskhoki, Redding (Ecma, 2010) and Helpman, Itskhoki, Muendler and Redding
6. Trade and Multinational Production
a. Helpman, Melitz and Yeaple (2004) *
7. Political Economy of Trade Policy and Trade Agreements
a. Grossman and Helpman’s Protection for Sale *
b. Maggi and Rodriguez-Clare (1997, 2007)
References
• Acemoglu and Autor (2010), “Skills, Tasks and Technologies: Implications for Employment and Earnings” – Handbook Chapter
• Alvarez and Lucas (2007), “General Equilibrium Analysis of the Eaton-Kortum Model of International Trade,” JME
• *Anderson and van Wincoop (2003), “Gravity with gravitas; a solution to the border puzzle”, AER
• *Arkolakis (2008), "Market Penetration Costs and the New Consumers Margin in International Trade," JPE
• Arkolakis, Costinot, and Rodriguez-Clare (2010), “New Trade Models, Same Old Gains?”, forthcoming AER
• Arkolakis, Ramondo, Rodriguez-Clare and Yeaple (2011), "Proximity versus Comparative Advantage: A Quantitative Theory of Trade and Multinational Production"
• Atkeson and Burstein (2009), “Innovation, Firm Dynamics, and International Trade”, JPE
• Bernard, Eaton, Jensen, and Kortum (2003), “Plants and Productivity in International Trade,” AER
• Bernard, Redding and Schott (2007), “Comparative Advantage and Heterogeneous Firms,” RESTud
• Bernhofen and Brown (2004), “A Direct Test of the Theory of Comparative Advantage: The Case of Japan,” JPE
• Bernhofen and Brown (2005), “An Empirical Assessment of the Comparative Advantage Gains from Trade: Evidence from Japan”, AER
• Burstein and Cravino (2011), “Measured Aggregate Gains from International Trade”
• Burstein and Vogel (2011), “Factor Prices and International Trade: A Unifying Perspective”
• Burstein and Melitz (2011), “Trade Liberalizations and Firm Dynamics”
• Caliendo and Parro (2011), “Estimates of the Trade and Welfare Effects of NAFTA”
• *Chaney (2008), “Distorted Gravity: Heterogeneous Firms, Market Structure and the Geography of International Trade,” AER.
• Chaney (2011), “The Gravity Equation in International Trade: an Explanation”
• Costinot (2009), “An elementary theory of comparative advantage,” ECMA, pp. 1165-1192
• Costinot and Vogel (2010), “Matching and Inequality in the World Economy,” JPE and NBER working paper.
• Costinot, Donaldson and Komunjer (2011), “Ricardian Trade: A Quantitative Exploration”, RESTud
• Davis and Weinstein (2003), “The Factor Content of Trade”, in The Handbook of International Trade, J. Choi and J. Harrigan, eds., London: Blackwell.
• Donaldson (2010), “Railroads of the Raj: Estimating the Impact of Transportation Infrastructure”
• *Dornbusch, Fischer and Samuelson (1977), “Comparative advantage, trade, and payments in a Ricardian model with a continuum of goods,” AER, pp. 823-839
• Eaton and Kortum (2001), “Technology, trade and growth: a unified perspective” European Economic Review
• Eaton and Kortum (2002), “Technology, geography and trade,“ ECMA, pp. 1741-1779
• Eaton, Kortum and Kramarz (2011), “An Anatomy of International Trade: Evidence from French Firms”
• Eaton and Kortum (2012), “Putting Ricardo to Work,” JEP 2012
• Edmon, Midrigan and Xu (2012), “Competition, Markups, and the Gains from International Trade”
• Felbermayr, Jung and Larch (2012), “Optimal Tariffs, Retaliation and the Welfare Loss from Tariff Wars in the Melitz Model” forthcoming in JIE
• *Helpman, Melitz and Yeaple (2004), “Exports versus FDI with heterogeneous firms”
• *Krugman (1979), “Increasing Returns, Monopolistic Competition, and International Trade” JIE
• *Krugman (1980), “Scale Economics, Product Differentiation and the Pattern of Trade,” AER
• *Krugman (1995), “Increasing Returns, Imperfect Competition and the Positive Theory of International Trade,” Handbook of International Economics, vol. III, edited by Grossman and Rogoff
• *Krugman (2008), “Trade and Wages, Reconsidered” – Brookings Papers on Economic Activity.
• *Melitz (2003), “The Impact of Trade on Intra-Industry Reallocations and Aggregate Industry Productivity
• Ramondo and Rodriguez-Clare (2010), "Trade, Multinational Production, and the Gains from Openness" JPE
• Rodriguez-Clare (2010), "Offshoring in a Ricardian World” AEJ Macroeconomics
• Wilson (1980), “On the General Structure of Ricardian Models with a Continuum of Goods: Applications to Growth, Tariff Theory, and Technical Change”
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評量方式
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週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
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第1週 |
9/16 |
Syllabus |
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第2週 |
9/23 |
H-O model |
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第3週 |
9/30 |
Anderson and van Wincoop model |
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第6週 |
10/21 |
Melitz Model |
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第7週 |
10/28 |
Urbanization and Structure Transformation |
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第8週 |
11/04 |
Openness and Urbanization: The case of China |
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