Quantitative International Economics

ECTS : 3

Lecturer in charge : Farid TOUBAL (https://faridtoubal.com/)

Language of instruction : French

Teaching hours : 21

Course content:

   This lecture covers advanced topics in international economics with a special emphasis on quantitative techniques employed in international trade. This course is divided into two main components: the first part introduces important concepts and provides the theoretical foundations of the structural gravity equation. The second part deals with partial  and general equilibrium trade policy analysis with structural gravity    

Skills to be acquired:

• Enhance their understanding of economic methods and data sources for trade policy analysis. 
• Applying international trade models and provides recommendations on how to obtain reliable partial and general equilibrium  estimates for the effects of trade policy.

Mandatory prerequisites

Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics, International Trade

Recommended prerequisites

Solid knowledge in Microeconomics, Econometrics and International Trade

Assessment:

Home works

Weighting : 2.00

Bibliography, recommended reading:

• Head K. and T. Mayer, 2014. "Gravity Equations: Workhorse,Toolkit, and Cookbook",  Handbook of International Economics, 4th ed, 4:131-195.
• Gravity Cookbook website
• Costinot, A., and A. Rodríguez-Clare, 2014. "Trade Theory with Numbers: Quantifying the Consequences of Globalization",  Handbook of International Economics, 4th ed, 4:131-195.
• Yotov, Y. V., Piermartini, R., Monteiro, J. A., & Larch, M. (2016). An advanced guide to trade policy analysis: The structural gravity model. Geneva: World Trade Organization.