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Course title: Trade Policy Analysis
Course code: TMAE328
Department: International Trade - School of Economics and International Business
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): KTEE201, KTEE203
- COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course provides students with basic knowledge of international trade and quantitative economic methods for analyzing international trade policy. Trade data and input-output tables are introduced and used to examine trade patterns and review the various theories behind why countries trade. Students will then learn how to use a global applied general equilibrium model to examine the impact of trade policies. Based on that, the course initially helps students to study and analyze issues related to trade policy of nations and trade policy of Vietnam compared with international regulations and commitments on international trade.
- COURSE CONTENT AND SCHEDULE:
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Lecture |
Content |
Time Allocation |
Contribution to CLO |
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Hour(s) on the class |
Essays, Exercise, Assignments |
Self-study with teacher’s tutorials |
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Lecture |
Practice, Seminar |
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1 |
Chapter 1: Introduction to the subject |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1; 4; 7 |
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2-3 |
Chapter 2: Analyzing trade flow |
5 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
1; 4; 7 |
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4-5 |
Chapter 3: Analyzing bilateral trade using gravity equation |
4 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7 |
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6-7 |
Chapter 4: Quantifying trade policy |
5 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7 |
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8 |
MIDTERM TEST |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7 |
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9-10 |
Chapter 5: Partial-equilibrium trade-policy simulation |
4 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7 |
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11-12 |
Chapter 6: General equilibrium |
4 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7 |
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13-14 |
Chapter 7: Analyzing the distributional effects of trade policies |
4 |
2 |
3,5 |
15 |
1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7 |
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15 |
Review |
2 |
1 |
2.5 |
5 |
1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7 |
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Total |
30 |
15 |
25 |
80 |
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- COURSE ASSESSMENT
- Score ladder: 10
- Type of assessment
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Form |
Content |
Criteria |
CLO |
Proportion |
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Formative |
Attendance |
Students have to attend all the lectures, complete all the assignments and express their opinions in the lectures
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The number of attendances and participation in lesson |
1; 2; 3; 5 |
10% |
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Midterm test |
Subjects covered in this course |
Writing test/ assignments/ presentation/ group work |
1; 2; 3; 4; 5 |
30% |
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Bonus Points |
Correctly answering questions in class will be awarded a bonus point of 0.2 pts in the mid term or 0.1 in the final test |
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Summative |
Final test |
Subjects covered in this course |
Writing exam (Multiple-choice and/or essay questions), Assignments, Report, Project, Oral Examination, or a combination of the above |
1; 2; 3; 4; 5 |
60% |