This page is for the students of International Economics (Semester 1 2015) at the University of Papua New Guinea.

Course Outline – International Economics (2016)

 

Lectures

International Economics – Lecture 1 – Introduction

International Economics – Lecture 2 – PNG in the Global Economy

International Economics – Lecture 3 – International Political Economy

International Economics – Lecture 4 – Recap; Microeconomic Analysis in International Trade

International Economics – Lecture 5 – Trade Models I; The Ricardian Model

International Economics – Lecture 6 – Trade Models II; The Specific Factors Model

International Economics – Lecture 7 – Trade Models III; The Heckscher-Ohlin Model

International Economics – Lecture 8 – Trade Models IV; The Standard Trade Model

International Economics – Lecture 9 – Trade Theorems and Extensions

International Economics – Lecture 10 – Trade Models V; External Economies of Scale + Modern Trade Models

International Economics – Lecture 11 – Trade Models VI; Internal Economies of Scale

International Economics – Lecture 12 – Revision Lecture; Trade Models

International Economics – Lecture 13 – Trade Policy; The Tools

International Economics – Lecture 14 – Trade Policy; The Developing World

International Economics – Lecture 15 – Trade Policy; Challenges

International Economics – Lecture 16 – National Income Accounting and the Balance of Payments

International Economics – Lecture 17 – The History of the International Monetary System

 

Extra Lectures:

Philosophy of Economics (Michael Cornish)

The PNG Economy: is a crisis inevitable? (Michael Cornish)

 

Tutorials

International Economics – Tutorial 2

International Economics – Tutorial 3

International Economics – Tutorial 4

International Economics – Tutorial 5

International Economics – Tutorial 6

 

Readings

Reading – Anne Krueger, Why Trade Liberalization is Good for Growth, The Economic Journal

Reading – Chris Berg, The canned tomatoes war and the conspiracy against consumers – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Are Services the New Manufactures – Dani Rodrik – Project Syndicate

Back to Fundamentals in Emerging Markets – Dani Rodrik – Project Syndicate

China and the Future of Commodity Prices – Abdul Abiad and Shang-Jin Wei – Project Syndicate

The Great Malaise Continues – Joseph E. Stiglitz – Project Syndicate

Anti-Trade America – Kenneth Rogoff – Project Syndicate

 

Media clips

Brown Gold (onions!) – 22 Nov 2015 – Australian Broadcasting Corporation: