Download COMMUNITY POLICIES I

ECON 100 AREAS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
USP COURSE
DUKE-IN-MADRID
OBJECTIVES
The aim of this course is for students to become familiar with the evolution of
world trade from a Spanish perspective, as well as the determining factors
which influence said commerce over time. Upon completion of the course,
students should know how to do an analysis of foreign trade and should be
able to work effectively in the international department of any multinational
company.
METHODOLOGY AND EVALUATION
There will be both lecture and discussion-oriented classes. Students will be
evaluated based on several written tests, a case study, and a final exam.
PREREQUISITES
Prior to taking this course, students should be familiar with international
economic organisms, as well as trade statistics, and some international
economic and macroeconomic theory.
THEMATIC OUTLINE
Part I: Methodology
Topic 1: Methodological Concepts
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The rate of exchange
Coverage and the degree of foreign openness
Interindustrial trade
Intraindustrial trade
The concept of competitiveness
Part II: The International Trade System
Topic 2: International Trade Policy
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The multilateral agenda: the WTO
The Millennium Round
Regionalism: Origins and Evolution
Principal subregional economic integration agreements
Multilateralism vs. regionalism
Topic 3: Communitary Trade Policy
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The breadth and depth of communitary trade policy
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Autonomous trade policy
Conventional trade policy
The European Community and the world trade system
Topic 4: International Trade Dynamics
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Evolution and structure of world trade
World trade by geographic areas
Principal importing and exporting countries
Regional differences: Developed countries and developing
countries
Tendencies of world trade
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Topic 5: The Flow of Capital as a Catalyst for Trade
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Trade and Direct Foreign Investment (DFI)
Determining Factors for DFI
Costs and benefits of DFI
DFI today
Part III: Spanish Foreign Trade
Topic 6: General Characteristics of Spanish Foreign Trade
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General evolution of Spanish foreign trade
The opening of the Spanish economy
Geographic distribution of Spanish foreign trade
Distribution by sector of foreign trade
Degree of competitiveness in the Spanish economy
Topic 7: The Role of DFI in Spanish Trade Development
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The role of DFI in Spanish foreign trade
Spain’s Direct Investment around the world
Changes in geographic and sector distribution of direct
investment
Topic 8: The Geographic Distribution of Spanish Trade
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The European and Mediterranean block
ACP countries
North and South America
Southeast Asia
Other parts of the world
Topic 9: Financing Foreign Trade
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Spanish trade policy
The Development Aid Fund
Credit policy and export credit insurance
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The current status of the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade;
Export Plan 2000.
BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY
• CONDE LÓPEZ, F.; HURTADO OCAÑA, I. (2000): La política comercial de
la Comunidad Europea. Ed. Pirámide, Madrid.
• BANCO DE ESPAÑA (2000): Balanza de Pagos de España en 1999. Madrid.
• SECRETARÍA DE ESTADO DE COMERCIO (2001): Sector Exterior 2000.
Ministerior de Economía, Madrid.
• BRUNET, F. (1999): Curso de integración europea. Alianza Editorial,
Ciencias Sociales. Madrid
• EUROSTAT (1999): Base de Datos Comext. Bruselas.
• GONZÁLEZ, S. (1993): Temas de Organización Económica Internacional.
McGraw-Hill, Madrid.
• MARTÍN, C. (1997): España en la nueva Europa. Alianza Economía, Madrid
• MUÑOZ, R. y BONETE, R. (1999): Introducción a la Unión Europea. Un
análisis desde la economía. Alianza Universidad, Madrid.
• ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DE COMERCIO (1995): Regionalismo y Sistema
de Comercio Mundial. Organización Mundial de Comercio, Ginebra.
• ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DE COMERCIO (2000): Informe Anual. Ginebra.
MAIN INTERNET SITES
www.aladi.org
ALADI
Área de Libre Comercio de las Américas
www.ftaa-alca.org
Asociación de Investigación y Estudios sobre Temas Iberoamericanos (AIETI)
www.aieti.es
Asociación Española de Cooperación Internacional www.aeci.es
Banco de Desarrollo Asiático www.asiandevbank.org/mainpage.asp
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
www.aiadb.org/exr/espanol/index_espanol.htm
Banco Mundial
www.worldbank.org
Center for Economic Policy Research www.cepr.org
Chicago Research & Planning Group (CRPG) www.crpg.org
Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) www.cepal.es
Comité de Ayuda al Desarrollo www.oecd.org/dac
County Economic Research Institute www.ceri.org
FAO www.fao.org
Fondo Monetario Internacional www.imf.org/external/spa/index.htm
G-77 Asociación de Países en Desarrollo
www.g77.org
Instituto de Relaciones Europeo- Latinoamericanas (IRELA)
www.irela.org
Instituto Universitario Europeo (Florencia)
www.iue.it
NBER
www.nber.org
OCDE
www.oecd.org/dac
OMC www.wto.org
PNUD
www.undp.org
Reserva Federal Americana
www.federalreserve.gov
Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (SELA) www.sela.org
Social Sciencie Research Network
www.ssrn.com/
UNCTAD
www.unctad.org/sp/sphome.htm
International Atlantic of Economic Society
www.iaes.org
EUROSTAT www.europa.eu.int/en/comm/eurostat
ICEX www.icex.es
INE www.ine.es
INEM www.inem.es
Ministerio Economía
www.mineco.es
OMC www.wto.org/org/spanish/statisp/prereleases.htm
Estadísticas comunitarias
www.ceu.es/cde/publicaciones.htm
Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático (ASEAN)
www.asean.or.id
Centro de Comercio Internacional (OMC y UNCTAD) www.intracen.org
CESCE
www.cesce.es
COFIDES
www.cofides.es
Cooperación Económica de Asia y Pacífico (APEC)
www.apecsec.org.sg
Estadísticas Mundiales de Comercio (ITC)
www.intracen.org/products/itcprod.htm
ICES www.icex.es
Instituto Crédito Oficial
www.ico.es
Trade Compass (estadísticas comercio mundial)
www2.tradecompass.com/TradeAnalyzer/WTA
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