There are no prerequisites, but consider:
Economic theory, the global economy and international institutions is welcome.
OPEN TO IE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE FOLLOWING DEGREES (SINGLE AND DUAL): OPEN TO ALL PROGRAMS
International trade in goods and services has undergone major changes in the past few years, both in the composition and geographical structure of trade flows as a consequence of technological advances and geopolitical conflicts, and in the perception of citizens and their rulers about the benefits to international trade flow and the trade agreements that govern them.
Examples of such changes are nearshoring or onshoring movements in international value chains, increases in protectionism, the growing obstacles to reaching new trade agreements within the World Trade Organization and at the bilateral level protectionist actions derived from new industrial and climate policies of the main countries and regions, and the crisis of the World Trade Organization.
This subject aims to reflect the direction and the depth of these changes, their fundamental causes, their impact on the global economy, and their effects on the institutions and agreements that rule international trade.
After this course, students will be able to understand international trade flows in the light of major global events that are presently in the spotlight : how changes in political priorities and in global economic structure lead to changes in international trade flows and the trade agreements that rule them.
Students are expected to achieve the following learning goals:
•Know the structure of international trade and the developments that shaped the present situation. Acquire the capacity to mine data on international trade through various existing databases.
•Be able to follow major events on trade and trade policies through existing sources.
•Analyze and understand the underlying causes for changes in international trade flows and trade policies in the light of existing policy debates and international tensions.
