International Trade Theory- Spring 2012

TAs:    Haitham Jendoubi: haitham.jendoubi@gmail.com

Ingrid Larson: ilarson1@jhu.edu

James Wise: jwise18@jhu.edu

Exam Dates: March 10th (midterm), 10am-1pm;  May 9th (final).

Exam Rooms (according to last name):

Sample Midterm (Spring 2011)                              Answer Key

Exam Week Office Hours/Tutorials/Review Sessions: Midterm    Final

Prof. Office Hours (BOB707): Thursday, 3-4.30

TA Office Hours: : 

Monday 6:00-7:30 (Haitham)- BOB717

Tuesday 12:15-1:45 (James)-BOB753

Friday 12:30-2:00 (Ingrid)- BOB753

Tutorials (beginning on February 6th)

Monday: 4.45-5.45 (N417)

Monday: 1-2 (N517)

Tuesday: 4.45-5.45 (N417)

Final Week Office Hours/Tutorials

Syllabus

Tutorial Schedule:

Week 1: Questions 3 (a-d) and 4 (a-c) from Practice 1 will be solved. 

Week 2: Questions 4 (d) from Practice 1 and Question 1 (a,b,c,e) from Practice 2 will be solved. Brief review of SFM.

Week 3: Question 2 (a-d) from Practice 2 and Question 2 from Practice 3 will be solved.

Week 4: Question 1 from Practice 3 will be solved. Brief review of H-O model and the Lerner diagram.

Week 5: Question 2 from Practice 4 and Question 2 from Practice 5 will be solved. Brief review of theorems out of H-O.

Week 6: Question 7 from Practice 5 and Questions 2 and 4 from Practice 6 will be solved.

Week 7: Question 2 (q. 1-2) from Practice 7 and Question 1 (q. 5) from Practice 6 will be solved.

Week 8: Question 3 from Practice 7 will be solved. Brief review of the Monopolistic Competition model.

Week 9: Questions 1, 2 and 3 from Practice 8 will be solved.

Week 10: Questions 1, 2 and 3 from Practice 9 and Question 5 (q.3) from Practice 10 will be solved.

Week 11: Questions 2 and 3 from Practice 11 will be solved.

Week 12: Questions 1, 4 and 5 from Practice 12 will be solved.

Practice Problem Sets:

Practice 1:  Ricardian Model    Detailed Key to Practice1 

Handout: Relative Supply 

Practice 2:  Specific Factors Model    Detailed Key to Practice2  

Practice 3:  Specific Factors Model     Detailed Key to Practice3

Handout: Specific Factors Model

Practice 4:  Hecksher-Ohlin Model, Part I     Detailed Key for Practice4

Practice 5:  Hecksher-Ohlin, Part II     Detailed Key to Practice5

Practice 6:  Standard Trade Model      Detailed Key to Practice6

Practice 7:  Outsourcing and Monopolistic Competition   Detailed Key to Practice7

Practice 8: Dumping and Trade Policy  Detailed Key to Practice8                                      

Practice 9: Trade Policy I   Detailed Key to Practice9     

Practice 10:  Trade Policy II   Detailed Key to Practice10

Practice 11: Trade Policy III    Detailed Key to Practice 11

Practice 12: Regional Trade Agreements/Arguments for Trade protection   

Cumulative Practice: Miscellaneous Questions           Answers            

Required Problem Sets: (Due by 1pm)

Required 1 (Due February 23rd)                  Answers

Required 2 (Due March 16th)                       Answers

Required 3 (Due April 20th)                          Answers

Required 4 (Due May 3rd)                            Answers

Lecture Outlines